How long do rental properties typically stay on market before they are occupied with a tenant?

Thanks for your feedback.Hey I stay in Miami and very curious on who did you end up going with to help you structure everything.

There are a lot of condos for sale: are condos an investment to stay away from due to HOA fees and other fees? 

Stay persistent, learn, and think creatively to succeed in this competitive field.Good luck!

This firm specializes in representing landlords doing evictions in Colorado and probably does 80% of all evictions in Colorado.Sure, doing the first "year" as an 11 month lease might help address the new tenant in perpetuity but after the first 12 months they are your tenant as long as they want to stay (with the exceptions allowed by the law).

If the average tenant stays 2 years that is 5%.

Pool stays heated all winter as it is cheaper from a utilities standpoint.

I’m curious to know what strategies you use to keep your listing fresh and appealing.

I think if you keep good records and stay organized you can certainly do your own books and taxes until you have more units.

But then, my actual cabin was listed as a comp with 79% occupancy, which is very accurate, albeit the nightly rate was about 15% too high.Like most of these services, they don't do a good job distinguishing between owner stays and guest stays, my property included