@Deirdre Lizio like any business, you will encounter customers that:1) Appreciate great service and are willing to pay for it2) Appreciate great service, but are price sensitive3) Only care about the lowest price, yet unrealistically expect great service4) Multiple variations of the above...Unfortunately, the majority of us default to #3:(

Columbus also has great macroeconomics - lots of job growth, population growth, and major employers developing here.

The biggest employer shut down about a year ago and 3  hurricanes (2 major) hit directly in the last year.

I find the vast majority of my stays are families that love the games and 30-40% of the time they bring their pet as well.

To the nuts and bolt question of what defines occupancy, it is the place you reside and spend the majority of your time/nights.

Nicholas L deserves a major shout out in regards to looking out for others too.

It sounds like a solid property, that's just a pretty major investment.  

You are excluding possibly the majority of available tenants to focus on the most difficult to manage and the ones who are most likely to leave your property heavily worn and damaged, all other things being equal.

Contrary to popular belief, major hurricanes are not as common as some think - as someone who's lived in St.

Under $100k, were talking Old, beat up, it's coming with issues and the vast majority of time there is hidden uglies that come out later.