Sort by revenue and check out the listings of all the top performing properties and see what amenities they are providing.

The highest performing short-term rentals have a design eye, their photographs weren't shot by an amateur's iPhone, and they offer more than one extra that others aren't (hot tub, sauna, views...).Create a differntiated Airbnb, and you'll outperform others ... be that first page or second or third.

Keep in mind any premises liability, landlord tenant, contractual dispute with a vendor that performs services in CA will be  resolved in CA if that's where the real estate is owned and operated. 

Persistence and patience.Let's dissect this for a second.Lists work SO poorly that, in order to get a deal, you need to send THOUSANDS of mailers to COMPENSATE for the poor performance to get results.So you do, and you get a result.

Welcome to BP - lots of great markets and submarkets in the general DFW area, even stretching now up to near Oklahoma in the north and down towards Waco/Temple South - lots to evaluate and choose from!

We're never going to fix this supply problem for housing unless we can juice the number of builds getting done to where its back to normal (i.e. pre boom times from 2005 to 2008).The federal government should do the exact same thing to stretch the money.  25k down payment assistance for first time home buyers who buy new construction homes as a no interest loan payable only upon sale or transfer (i.e. if the person dies and someone inherits, that 25k could be called due). 

If you do really want them out at the end of 2 months so you can do extensive renos (that was the case with the place I bought), that is where the escrow money comes in handy as it is incentive to get them out AND leave the place in good condition. 

The trick….If the owner performs that commercial refi……..

The correct way to measure the overall performance of the investment would be through a Cumulative Return or Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR).

You could straight line it and give them 6.5 yr rent abatement on a 10 yr extension.