With my short term rentals, I always provided a "base set" of supplies which was enough coffee, toilet paper, paper towels, shampoo, propane to get anybody through any average stay.Nobody ever asked for additional supplies (and I had 3 homes that I ran for 3 years on airbnb).And even more importantly, never had a review that complained about the stock of these items.

Then I hire a housekeeper and buy a bunch of towels and wait for the reviews to stress me out and wonder why the hell I'm in this business.

While I think no one is worth $600 an hour to walk someone through a deal, I have made alot more than that on a hourly basis in the past, so maybe I'm just too soft, I think if you are teaching you aren't doing it for the money.

There are a lot of start up costs and also competition with the major soft drink companies. ( Stainless steel tanks, trucks, advertising, bottles, labels, marketing, health department regs, etc. )As I am an idiot when it comes to real estate, do you have to 1031 all at one time or over time?

Although growth of household spending has picked up from earlier in the year, growth of business fixed investment has been soft.

You can buy shower curtain liners for a lifetime for less than $850 ;)PS....we got a great shower curtain rod on amazon that also doubles as a towel holder. 

Hey Laura,The hi-desert STR look is full of natural light and soft, muted tones; pastels rather than primary or neon colors.

Too late now unfortunately, you have instantly created a reputation for yourself of being a soft touch landlord.

In most states you can give a month to month tenant a soft eviction with 30 days notice for reasons unrelated to things like retaliation.

There is a nominal yearly fee for this group (I believe it's 55 dollars), which is used to cover soft drinks, a sandwich tray, and renting of meeting space.