Surround yourself with like-minded individuals who are at a similar stage in their investment journey, or seek out those who are 1-2 steps ahead.

Make sure your lease stipulates its a "shared property" and list all the rules to make sure they toe the line, garbage, one vehicle(where parked), noise, no personal items in yard, everything you can think of or choose/whatever.

instead of "threatening" him to not do it, make him aware of the challenges ahead and why, so he has an opportunity to see and decide if he has what it takes to overcome them. 

@Jonathan Greene At risk of getting sucked in here, I did go ahead and click on @Scott Meech's post here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/925/topics/1217313-dete...I often agree with what you have to say, but in this case, I have  to disagree. 

I also know that they "didn't know about the sale ahead of time", so I have to imagine that played a role in the lien. 

I don't think you can raise the rent by installing it because most guests aren't going to be using it anyways and it will prevent guests from booking potentially because your price is higher than others.II say all this as someone who drives an electric vehicle. 

Make sure to run the numbers ahead of time.4.

Local MLS AccessHaving access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) allows you to stay ahead of new listings and price changes.

@Remington Lyman can you get out ahead of the deluge coming and help out?

However, when comparing which property generates more revenue, Colombia and the Dominican Republic come out ahead.