As far as STR specific podcasts go, I listen to Get Paid for your pad, Sarah and T, Unlocked, Vacation Rental Success, Vacation Rental Revolution, Vacation rental machine.

My guess is that real estate owners under appreciate the risk they are taking on by being under diversified, leveraged 5-20x and the transaction costs that come with unlocking equity. 

Smashed out the glass on a door reached in and unlocked it.

A quick pay off will reduce the future capital lost to interest, unlock the portion of your monthly income that was previously used to service this debt, decrease the risk lenders perceive in lending to you, and decrease the consequences you may face when you end up with a bad deal (those are part of the game and there is really no avoiding them).

He unlocks remotely, and people pick them up and drop them off all over San Francisco, sorta like a free-for-all zipcar service. 

., unless of course the property is vacant where you can accidentally open an unlocked door and get a look inside which is a big advantage prior to courthouse auction.

@James Parla REPs status is just one step for unlocking the ability to offset your income.

The heater needs to be inspected and tested for CO, but if the gas meter has a lock on it, then the gas company will need to unlock it.

Or is there the assumption that the door is already unlocked?

•Left doors unlocked (window a/c unit and gas stove stolen due to it) Management company refuses to reimburse me for the gas stove.