As an investor, you have to stay on top of market trends and be agile.

Is the sub-urb market hot enough that it may be hard to win an offer as an out of state investor (due to lack of agility which comes with distance?)?

Hey Brian, Each institution will have different ways of calculating rent.Here are just a few of the iterations i've seen: - 90% of in place or appraised rents- Lesser of the in place rents or market rents- 100% of appraisal rent- 100% of AirDNA- 125% of appraisal rent IF in place rents support a higher value. 

STRs are like every other business (minus monopolies) where competition makes things better and those who continue to evolve and iterate will win in the end.

As soon as you are aware of the guest, send a letter (or text) re-iterating the policy.

My acquaintance failed to push the case with her PM even though I kept iterating the need. 

A local architect might be helpful to reduce the iterations, but you really need a Structural Engineer to stamp your foundation and framing plans. 

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@Wayne Brooks no I am not hung up on that fact that it should be "automatically credited back" so maybe re-read the question before you put words in someones mouth as I have not iterated those words sir.

Some yahoos like one of the dozen or so Yardi iterations, but I don't get those folks so I'll pretend it doesn't exist.There is a whole different class of PMSs like RentReady, TenantCloud, Hemlane, etc that CAN be used to do some or all the things you'd prefer, they just won't function AS well for as long as the pro-grade PMSs listed above.So, if this is a side hustle that you'll dabble in for a while and then hop onto the next shiny object that walks by, I'd go with the cheapest or best UX/UI you can find in the second group.IF this is a business that you intend to keep getting better at and pursue with excellence then I'd cut right to the pro-grade PMS and learn to use it masterfully.