My point is this, I am actively involved/advising this investor, providing local vendors contacts (handyperson, surveyor, painters, etc) and I "don't wait for them to call me", I call them weekly. 

So I get your hesitation to be too demanding and your desire for the problems to go away as fast as they can, however since you have NO property manager ( I don't use one either), it is incumbent that you take a more ACTIVE approach with management of your property.Let's review your situation.  1st time leak occurred, you sent a plumber over to find the problem.  

Most who get tripped up are those buying the smaller multi-families that don't possess the correct use permit/historical rental license activity. 

The details of the incident remain unclear, but they intentionally granted access to someone who subsequently stole major appliances.

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Search for the BP podcast episode with Jude Bernard - he is very active in NYC.

I don't foresee Texas implementing a similar law, but I'd be interested to know how this change has affected others.Side note: It's not the Section 8 tenants that I'm avoiding, it's the government bureaucracy that comes with it.I believe the majority of the US population lives in states with the same law.How do we navigate it in those states?

The major factor to standing out in any market is design.

Spoiler alert- Phx is quite a saturated STR area, and many STR's (although some are doing great) are having major occupancy issues. 

Make sure you know when each of the major holidays and events are in Aspen to price accordingly.