Thanks Michael,I try and skip the STR rules by doing over 1 month, however if I had the option I would definitely fill gaps that way.

Morning coffee power hour, breakfast one day, a Happy Hour, whatever! 

Was it painful when water heaters had to be replaced or tenants skipped in the middle of the night? 

Not only is she an amazing coach for real estate investors and a very good friend of mine, but she is also my conference buffer.If I don’t have someone to meet somewhere every morning, I may skip.

Also, they began to skip payments and eventually, they stopped paying altogether.

Also there isn't as much appreciation in the area, it takes longer to evict (MUCH longer), and they have lien-able water and gas - so if someone skips out on the bill, it's on me as the property owner.My point is, high taxes are just one consideration but not an end all be all.

Gets my brain firing.The Weekly 3: News, Data and Education to Keep You Informed- Folks are Skipping Till to Spring to Buy.

@Josh Carpenter Many years ago I had wine and appetizers at my bed and breakfast every afternoon for my guests.

And in all cases this for us is a combination of our amazinb cleaners and handymen.We have found most guests are pretty understanding, and if it's something that impacts their stay we will give them a gift card for breakfast or dinner with an amount that reflects the amount of the inconvienience.True emergencies are fire, flood, or blood.Hope that helps!

Recently I've been trying to get into real estate by wholesaling so then I could get some experience but when I skip trace nobody will answer the phone!