Then the other one was no good since I wanted sets keyed alike.They also have "trap" screws that have a very unique driver bit head, so tenants cannot pull my locks off and put their own on.  

Taxes in Monroe are definitely higher than most areas in Luzerne/Lackawanna counties, but the prices, economic drivers and styles of housing are also very different between the two. 

You don't suppose they call Dominoes mad as hell about this pizza special flyer they got today, do you?

I appreciate the info, very helpful.I also heard in addition to the SSN, you need each tenant's driver's license number for the bank (I'm sure due to Patriot Act).

I've been researching real estate like mad for the past year or so, having already chewed my way through some of the more popular real estate books.

We manage remotely, so minimizing issues and damanage is a higher priority for us than if we could get more money by allowing more people to stay.One issue with larger STRs is you may have more difficulty renting them in the off-season or shoulder-seasons.One issue with smaller STRs is you may not get the same amount of revenue as a larger STR during peak.I think my point is that if money is the only driver, than a larger STR may make sense. 

Hey Dustin, welcome to the mad world of investing.

They were taking high end vacations and putting big screen TVs in the bathrooms and laundry rooms and splurging on madness.

The main driver for good STR return is availability to a tenant.

But you need to know the market, the demand drivers, the cap rates, the location (what makes a good retail center doesn't necessarily make a good office).