I work in Salt Lake County, live in Utah County with a duplex in Provo I just fixed up and getting ready to refinance (BRRRR FTW!).

Our tenants have been phenomenal, and outside of us getting used to each other for the first month or so, and getting them used to Rent Redi, I haven't heard hardly anything from them at all, and if we had hired a property manager I feel like it would have been a complete waste of money for this property.We do still plan to hire a property manager once we get to 6 properties or so, unless it stays this easy...Obviously your mileage may vary, but I would guess that it has a lot to do with the tenants that you have.PS: take this with a grain of salt, very first experience that we have had and we are still very new.

I just moved to Philly from Salt Lake City this month and am looking to purchase my first real estate investment property.

Take this with a grain of salt as I don't own any STR but, as a guest, I would want to know that the house did not have AC (without having to find it in an amenity). 

Please take anyone's input with a grain of salt and filter it through your own goals.

They form a class of tenant that--for lack of poor life and budgeting skills--always spends above their income level and then expects everyone to subsidize their lifestyle.So, when you paint this picture of the tenants that people are talking about in this thread as being salt-of-the-earth types who are scrimping and saving for everything and choosing the cheapest packages and items, it's not even close to being true.

They made the final change the week of closing and wanted me to go from 25% down to 35% down and at that point I told them to pound salt.  

It’s not in Salt Lake.

I understand he also isn't a Real Estate Investor so I'm not sure if i should just take his suggestion with a grain of salt. 

Anthony Take what I say with a grain of salt, as I don't know your local market, but if those were my critiques my initial reaction is your rent is too high.