One more tip – people remember stories that trigger their emotions.

I’m not familiar with those markets, but I would suggest finding some meetups and attending as many as you can.

A suggestion about Furnished Finders, their calendar sucks because you can't block off your high-season months, a real detriment to taking bookings through them.

@Caleb Rehg  I would advise your first step is to search this site for college student rentals and student rentals and read all you can. 

I'm going to follow this to see what tips folks provide.MikeHey Mike, I am actively investing there so feel free to reach out with any questions!   

Yelp is a good source because it lets you read reviews of actual customers.

Stop reading and start organizing.Buy more properties.

If you haven’t already, I’d scope out the municipalities around town.. from what I read in The Economist, the Phoenix metropo area continues to rank high for job growth, which usually bodes well for new builds.

@Scott Trench & @Rene Hosman Have you considered implementing ways to verify identities of those who can post in the forums and perhaps even require full names? It will cut down on the fake accounts created to pro...

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