Networking with the BiggerPockets community and learning from resources like Brandon Turner's book were invaluable in shaping my strategy.Good luck!

Do you have someone that manages it all including bookings and customer service or just specific parts like cleaning only? 

Imagine turning your investment into a personal getaway when it’s not booked—sounds way better than a condo-hotel in Vegas, right?

You've definitely come to the right place to build connections and learn, but you want to pair these forums, books, and podcasts with in-person real estate investing meetups in your area.

I have stories for a book or two.

too bad she lied, she may have been a good tenant. hard to tell these days, sometimes you get clean background checks but the truth is they just were never caught before and are terrible tenants, some bg's come back with history and their the most punctual and quiet tenants possible. you just never know these days. judging a book by it's cover sucks but we gotta do it. 

So I will speak to you know, mask off in a raw and unfiltered way and tell you what has happened to me in the last few months, this I believe is one for the books on real estate horror stories as I have lost all of my money and nearly lost my life. 

We have had work crews from a local lab and solar farm (separate bookings, obviously) for 3-8 weeks that rent the whole house in the offseason.

By accepting pets, it not only has it increased my cash flow per stay, but it has opened up my place for more bookings. 

He doesn't have a stay booked or a lease so he should just be leaving when this current two-week stay ends.