(https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/16/is-a-t...)... 

It's important to educate yourself on how to prevent it from happening, and then being prepared to act quickly and decisively if it does happen.The problem is pervasive enough in Cleveland that a Google search turned up a lot of news articles, helpful blogs, and other resources.

Conversely, my wife is very hesitant to join me on my real estate journey ever since she saw news about squatters.

I wish I had better news for you, but it is a wide spread problem from my experience.  

The biggest news lately is Intel's $20 billion investment to build chip manufacturing plants in Licking County, which is projected to create thousands of new jobs.

This would only apply to landlords who own more than 50 units, which accounts for roughly half of all rental properties, according to the news outlet.

The good news is that your maintenance/renovation experience is going to help you throughout your career. 

- If you have a property management company handle your STR, then good news is you don't need to have an operators permit as you can use the one they have applied and paid for.

Inventory is now very substantially above the extreme lows seen in recent years, when inventory in the Austin area fell below 1 month (very extreme imbalance between demand and supply) for a sustained period.Kendall Garrison, CEO of Amplify Credit Union, recently said, “The good news is that we are moving toward a more sustainable level of inventory, which will provide price stability for sellers and more choices for buyers.

Communication is critical and it is not always easy to explain or provide updates when one is underprepared, under-qualified or delivering negative news.