We see mis-listed units all the time, but occasionally there's actually an additional one per the assessor. 

That experience taught me the importance of leaning on local expertise, even if it feels like an unnecessary expense at first.One strategy I’ve seen work occasionally is offering the tenant a “cash for keys” deal, where you pay them a small amount to vacate voluntarily.

Occasionally I catch some cleanliness issued that I am not satisfied with which I believe is due to variability in attention to detail between people on their crew, or lack of training and familiarity with my property.I've seen mentions of the value of post cleaning pictures from hosts on other forums.

When I was 19 I was washing dishes out of high school in Columbus and then decided to buy a single-family rental.

Once a tenant is in and they sign a year lease, there’s not too much to worry about aside from the occasional fix here and there.

If you have an older home that requires a lot of maintenance, you probably want to avoid the manager who charges a markup.I recommend shopping around occasionally to see if your PM is procuring fair pricing or just marking you up to make money without justification.As for expectations, you need to read the PM agreement and understand what is charged and why.

Dishes are the biggest conflict in almost all roommate situations.

. :) I learn a lot more from my mistakes than what I (very occasionally) get right on the first pass.

You should see some of the houses I've rehabbed or walked. ya thats maybe a 5 on a scale of 6.. the really bad ones you need a resperator to go into them.. and people worry about a little dab of mold these folks live in a petri dish.

I look at mine as investments but I do have one in particular I do use occasionally for personal use.