Common tasks include guiding (for example, blind, severe physical disability), alerting (severe diabetes, seizures), retrieving/operating (pushing buttons, switches, etc).

I can't wait to continue to hear more about your success. 

Lock-out, should they continue to not come even, would be typically less than 14-days.Unless the tenant comes even with the rent (which would result in dismissal of the non-payment of the case), there is generally limited defense to this process.

Melanie:You say I sound like an operator, but you may have missed that I'm talking about my PASSIVE investments.  

To structure a partnership, consider forming an LLC where you handle property management, renovations, and operations, while the investor provides the down payment.

By being physically present, you can gain valuable insights into the property's operations, interact with residents, and assess the team's performance.

And many hotels don't have 24 hour desks or 24 hour service.I don't get why all these newer regulations expect STRs to operate to standards that aren't even required of hotels with full-time staffs. 

To clarify, I have been studying real estate for several years, but have been otherwise engaged in operating  other businesses that my wife and I both own, both as CFO and CEO roles.

You'll have to operate at peak efficiency to make good money, which means more time, stress, and headache. 

If you can continue to get an 11% return, I would stick with stocks.$500,000 will turn into $1,000,000 in less than 7 years.Great return and little to no work.You may want to consider spending $400,000 on stocks and $100,000 on a rental property.Take the $100,000 towards a property and see if you can make a return and handle the work involved.Best of luck!