Let’s cut through the nonsense: this isn’t about networking.

Many tenants will cut their nose off to spite their face and move, rather than accepting a fair increase:(What does Zillow say the rent should be?

I have little confidence in turnkey providers, deals are already hard to come by, if they take another 20% cut before.. much better to buy a property from an owner that is in good condition.

If not, cut bait and offload risk.

Often, owners beat up PMCs for a low price, but fail to understand the PMC will often cut corners to make sure they are still profitable. 

Especially when the insurance paid for it, contractors don't cut corners.We have probably several water issues every year across the portfolio.

That’s a solid strategy—sticking to areas you're familiar with definitely gives you an edge.

STR as a Strategy for Leveraging Housing AllowancesAmericans stationed overseas have a unique edge: they can leverage housing allowances to reduce risk while building wealth.

In related news, we had a guests for a  10 day stay and they wanted to cut the stay short.

While I didn't love the 30% cut they took, I was happy to have it in experienced hands (and a lot of what they did, advised, etc. was on-track with what I had researched, discovered here and on other STR forums).