The individuals that broke in did the following:    a.

All of them broke lease and moved outIt's a mess

Took one booking, the tenants broke contract by bringing a pet (dog hair and a bone were left behind), and Landing was not exactly pleasant to deal with in recouping security for extra cleaning and damages (dog used the ceiling fan remote as a chew toy). 

I was doing 80% of the rehab myself because it was my first one, and I broke my ankle about 75% through. 

Even a tree falling on the property or fire would not be covered, if they found out you "broke" the policy agreement by using a landlord policy for a STR. 

I broke down some key trends to monitor and their implications on a potential investment approach:1.

Says "like" more than a teenage girl.

I think I have an above average amount of grit and resilience from past adverse events and Florence and the aftermath near broke me.

We embrace S8 applicants, but screen them just like any other applicant.Many have an entitlement mentality and try to leverage their S8 voucher by pretending to be helpless:1) A percentage won't apply because they expect a landlord to waive application fees for them.2) Many cry broke and expect a landlord NOT to charge them a security deposit.3) Many of those same S8 tenants trying to avoid paying a security deposit, won't make an effort to call the list of nonprofits we send them that will pay their security deposit if they apply.4) A lot of them try to avoid paying for utilities.

I once had a client in a similar position, and we broke it down together to see what made the most sense for him;l especially considering his W2 income and the current interest rate environment.