Vending machines and dry cleaning are other thoughts that came to mind.Does anyone have recommendations?

And no, winter does not = low tenancy, matter of fact some thrive best in winter as there focus is the ice-fishing, snow-machines etc.. 

As far as STR specific podcasts go, I listen to Get Paid for your pad, Sarah and T, Unlocked, Vacation Rental Success, Vacation Rental Revolution, Vacation rental machine.

'"you show me a bad tenant - i'll show you a bad landlord"the fruit -  don't fall far from the treeI wish you the best!!!

Occasionally someone has created their own in house "team", which are part of their company, I presume collecting salaries from the company, where people have created these machines that crank out deal after deal systemically.

One of my tenants (my favorite - a nice old lady) has a "back room" with a laundry machine and a ton of boxes and stuff. 

Put it this way: even at our live presentations, there is NOTHING for sale: no computers and credit card machines in the back of the room or any of that.We don't accept impulsive choosers - neither should you.David J Dachtera"Success is not a destination.

All the brokers say the low hanging fruit is gone.  

Sources include dishwasher or washing machine overflows, flush from sink drains, and toilet overflow with some urine but not feces. • Category 3.

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