Not a book, but Bill Faeth has a lot of free, good content on his site and YouTube videos.

U know bill once a month after work is done etc 

Think of all the horror stories about tenants maxing out the heat with their windows open during the winter, deliberately running water bills up, etc. 

@Bill Hampton Thank you!

Quote from @Bill B.: I wouldn’t purchase a STR property anywhere it wouldn’t work as a MTR or LTR unless its local economy is based on STR.

Thanks for that shout out @Bill Brandt. 

What I do for my units with shared meters is I charge 50% flat to each tenant which prevents waste I get no issues with any waste due to this but the ones that share electric bills do get many complaints due to the size of the bill.

By doing research we discovered that 1.0 acres was sold off in the 1960s and never caught by the assesment office, so the tax bills were too high for 40 years. 

Within the last 2 months, I've been approached by numerous investors asking if I do rent by room which I currently do not.

I’m an independent and licensed real estate broker in Tulum, and after analyzing the performance of numerous properties, I can confirm what Mike is saying.