It can be stressful without contractor connections, but the potential returns and ability to quickly grow a portfolio can make it worthwhile.

(I have successfully won damages in every eviction I've handled so far, btw).Just letting everyone on here know what I suspect to be going on, so you can be on the lookout for this activity from some of your current and future tenants.

This property I previously modeled is now active for $1.789M, if you check the model I was at $1.75M.

Quote from @Robert Quiroz: Hello All,I will have around $1M in capital that I'm looking to generate 8-10% CoC returns for the purpose of replacing active income. 

In my first two years of management, she earned over $20,000 net profit, the property was in better condition,  she could quit her full-time job, and her health significantly improved because she was no longer stressed.

Other distractions include non income-producing activities - aka any distraction pulling you to do something other than speaking with and following up with people.How can I prepare myself?

Even with the manager, in mine, I'm thinking about and doing more in the STR than they ones I actively manage.

While this is less tax efficient, it would be less work / less stress.

I didn't, and the people at Eagle Rock, who approved permits and necessary utility connections, were not very cooperative, which made the process more stressful than it had to be.I've seen lots listed on Zillow and the Aggressive Real Estate web site. 

I have seen quite a bit of activity over the past handful of years.