The risk of being left holding the bag after a market crash is much larger, too.  

Im so confused what category to put things like all the decor we bough for the house, pillows, plates, kayaks, paintings, coffee and tea,furniture, sheets, mattress, couch, everything we bought and continue to buy to make the property a vacation rental....there is the "supplies" category but I also heard some things go into the the depreciation category like furniture.

The cops knocked on the door they opened it and then they start taking whatever they can in trash bags and they just walked down the street and then I immediately changed out the lock's and assessed the situation...

Now a lot of guests expect all of the conveniences and scalability of a hotel in their STR, while simultaneously expecting the personalized and custom support of an STR.I've been staying in STRs since the 90's and back then you had to bag your trash and take it with you in your car when you left. 

Same reason why Coca Cola invests in bottled water, iced tea, fruit juice, etc.

I was bagging groceries to buy gas so I could be a realtor. 

Your lenders will be interested in not getting left holding the bag if things go south. 

I've found it to be quite a mixed bag in terms of operator skill and expected vs. actual returns.

There are several meet ups in Atlanta with in person events and online discussion groups if REIAs are not your cup of tea.

The third thing I do is add a toilet water saver bag to the top of the tank.