yet, i have had some that peeled off the whole thing in one swipe.

For instance having to select from a tenant base of mainly Greasy boots Gary's who work in a factory and might SECRETLY roll their Harley's into the living room to tear down and rebuild the engines might call for a larger deposit, than having to select from a tenant base of retired maids....regarding wear and tear and "Filth"....meaning the average might not be enough if your unit is drawing a tenant type that is HARD on the unit.On the other hand if your unit is having trouble drawing tenants, MAYBE lowing the security below the average for competitors might work.And it's always smart to check references and try to get those who you think will take good care of the place, vs trashing it.Just my 2 cents.

There is no merit to the defamation Jay’s haters and competitors have launched against him.

When I finish mine I will be happy to send what I put together back.I think it should be a win-win as most of us aren't competitors.

Even though our rehab budget is TOAST at this point, I've been in some of my competitors houses the last few weeks that are NOT doing spray foam and was thinking maybe I should do it to set myself apart from them.  

Even though we do more than our flipping competitors we never do all that we want to.

You can remove the trap and release the mice in the crawlspace of a competitors STR.

- I would recommend offering a discount for the first three months of your property being listed to build up reviews and retention on your listing so you can start to take some of your competitor's guests. - I would estimate your nightly revenue to be lower than theirs just getting started since they already have those reviews and retention built up.

But in general, it gives a good overview of your competitors' data for the last 12 months, which you can't get by the "enemy method" of looking at competitors' current calendars, which only shows the future. 

If you really want to dial in your possible revenue and see your competitors, you could purchase the data of the zip code you're looking to buy in.