It would depend on laws in your municipality, but if you are going to allow pets in your unit, here are a few thoughts: are you going to have a size/weight restriction, and possibly a restriction on breed type? 

STR's are one of the more popular forum topics and 'complicated' investment categories (especially for newbies) so I wanted to share some recent investor and operator experiences on the Oregon Coast and why a coastal STR vacation rental home is worth considering. - Feasibility & Permit-ability: If you know where to look you can still secure a STR permit in most cities or counties from Brookings to Astoria.

The weightings and note rates will matter a lot here.

Since spring 2022, when the Federal Reserve embarked on its latest rate-hiking cycle, interest rates on the most popular loans for real estate investors, DSCR loans (part of the non-QM loans category), have moved at unprecedented rates.

.- I get what you mean about knowing your market, but we are all nerds here at bp while the average person is just trying to get into real estate or make some moves to help their financial situation so when they see an "expert" say something it carries weight.

Ensure that you are using a rent payment software program that records and categories rent and money charges and payments, including dates, payment amounts, and balance owed contemporaneously with the transaction.

Are there any recommendations for realtors that specifically focus on this category ?

I'm assuming principal is not written in the loss category even though it goes against your cashflow.

If your time is worth $30 an hour and you spend 20 hours a month performing these tasks, thats $600 more in the expense category.

I’d love to hear more Unless you want to Wholesale, there are two main categories that then break down to smaller categories, subsets, and hybrids, which are acquiring rentals or doing flips.