A common misconception is that real estate properties under $1M have a smaller tax basis and therefore do not benefit from a cost segregation study due to the associated fees.

Quote from @Evan Ross: One of the most common mistakes I see with amateur landlords: attempting to build goodwill with their tenants.

While it might feel like an extra charge to tenants, these packages often provide value that indirectly benefits the property owner as well—like reduced maintenance calls or ensuring the property is better protected.In my experience managing a large portfolio of properties, these fees are becoming more common due to the thin margins in property management.

I am just starting out and have 1 STR.Would love hear the pros/cons that you took into consideration when deciding how you want to manage your STR.Self managing STR properties, from afar, while maintaining other employment, is only a possibility because of the new technology made available in the last 10 - 15 years.  

Another common practice for nationally sparse datasets such as tax data is aggregation.

There they are seeing both a great job market, a number of large employers moving in, and are still in the top ten of population growth nationwide. 

The biggest employer shut down about a year ago and 3  hurricanes (2 major) hit directly in the last year.

You might be surprised, but your rental properties have more in common with dividend-paying stocks than you think!

And with much more in commonality with starting and running say a restaurant. 

And I know that a refinance would be the best, and most common, way to go.