The best way to have a reliable tenant in your property is to:Buy a property that attracts a tenant segment with a high concentration of reliable people.Work with a property manager who can consistently select reliable tenants.

If you want to lend long term debt, you don’t want to compete and be the cheapest on the block (that’s a race to the bottom), you want to lend on stuff that nobody else (or a select few) will lend on and charge a premium for it.

It has a slightly more vacation-friendly vibe with its arts scene, annual events, and outdoor activities that draw visitors regularly.Since you're targeting STR occupancy over 50% without extreme seasonal dips, you might consider neighborhoods near popular attractions, like Tulsa’s Downtown Arts District or the lake areas nearby, which offer steady, diverse visitor interest.

A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

It seems you selected your markets wisely and have actually been able to realize gains when you sold. 

Raising rent tends to be more of an art than a science.

And those facts are the US is loosing, and we have idiots in charge because we select idiots, who's focus is there personal power, personal enrichment, not the job, the country, the long term ramifications. 

The numbers you find in the news are usually for all properties combined, which tells you very little value.In 2005, we selected a specific tenant segment that has proved to be a highly reliable source of income for our clients.

From what I’ve heard, some lenders in Texas are especially favorable for these types of projects, so it’s worth checking out a few in the area.Now, finding those elusive off-market deals is an art in itself!

For assessing demand, go to FurnishedFinder.com/stats and you can see demand data for a given city.When I was trying to determine demand for our area, I selected about 20 listings near the location I was focused on, and tracked them for several months.