You can go to the meter at 4:00am measure the usage for an hour and see what the waste is assuming it is running.

A cap rate is essentially a measure of desirability for the market or neighborhood the property is in. 

If you see more restrictive measures being enforced on STRs in that area, then it might not be the best long term option for your portfolio.

That being said, I have detailed measurements and pictures of every angle inside every room, and to me that’s worth more than seeing a place in person since I do plenty remote renovations.

I’m looking for ideas on safety measures that I should consider or ways to eliminate the lingering by unwanted guests.

@Mario MoralesCash-on-cash return measures the amount of cash flow relative to the amount of cash invested in a property investment and is calculated on a pre-tax basis.In theory if your rental income increases by X amount annually due to the rehab while holding your expenses constant so it directly increases your bottom line (cash flow), you can calculate the CoC return by inputting X/$45k (the cost).

I get a HERS rating & do other effeciency measures when possible.Real estate meetups might be helpful, meetup dot com may be worth looking at.

Such data has pushed lawmakers to take drastic measures — including implementing upzoning policies across the state.

The past couple of years as L3Harris has begun to move production/engineering from California to the area (cost cutting measure, not political), we have been seeing 10% appreciation yoy or so. 

Set your goals to be clear and measurable and work hard to reach them.