We are in the process of upgrading our fences to 7' iron with spikes, as chainlink is child's play to cut and enter.

I don’t know what’s up with the spike in “should I quit going to college” posts.

This device monitors usage, so it would (should) recognize the large spike in consumption that a main break would create. 

You're going to run into this in most of the major STR markets because within the last 2 years we have seen a massive spike in available inventory.In order to compete with the competition now, hosts/owners/operators need to step up their game and be willing to invest in good quality furniture, memory foam mattresses, high quality linens, professional seasonal photography, etc.In the high desert, most visitors are looking for peace, quiet, privacy, and amazing scenery so this means stay away from purchasing homes in residential neighborhoods with neighbors on all sides.

Earlier in June this was probably low sixes to around 7% but unfortunately last week we were hit with another massive spike.

Electric can also spike in the summer with A/C.

We can certainly see a seasonal spike/dip every cycle, but the overall trend is likely more important here.I also see a mention of smoothing techniques used in the footnotes.

If you see a spike in bill/usage send someone out for inspection.

You can grill out after the game, etcIt was shocking to me too as I combed through the AirDNA data but the trends were unmistakeable - I kept seeing huge spikes in revenue in Sep, Oct, Nov in these college towns with big FB teams (it happens in Knoxville too, though perhaps illegally ;)I went to investigate further & found that there are people who live in college towns who rent their entire place out ONLY for the 6 FB wknds & it seems to cover their mortgage for the entire year.

The red spike is the current balance as measured by where the top of the spike ends placed in time (left to right) of the loan term.