For example, owning a unit with 3 beds and 2 baths, where you reside yourself with 2 other people, how do you go about charging, essentially your own roommates rent?

As well as a bed/mattress, dresser & nightstand in the bedrooms.

At this point I don't love it but the old landlord did not manage well and had bad leases in place.Just to be clear this is a C area with $650 rents for one bed and $750 for two beds.

Wear leather gloves and hearing protection.22 STRs with 82 beds is what I have. 

i got two offers atm accepted, need to decide quick:- Ocean and Bayview ave- 2 family, 6 bed 2 bath, turnkey, offer at 395k. quite big, small attached garage, big 2 floors 3 bedrooms in each. basement not finished. area as previous people said - war zone in some way - but then again i could probably take it for a while.

Simons island (3-bed/2-bath condo off-market on Demere Street) and would appreciate some tips on managing the rentals from distance (currently live in Connecticut although used to live in Valdosta and Waycross).

I spoke to a realtor who stated 1 bed 1 bath beachfront rent the best with the best return, about 6%.  

That market is not going away.I can't deny that there is a ton of money tied up in real estate around here, but I have to wonder if the aging tech crowd is going to sell out as they retire and take that $900k somewhere where it can do more for them than help upgrade from 3 bed to a 4 bed.Or, at the very least, I wonder if the kids are going to go elsewhere when Mom and Dad kick the bucket.As far as property values and salaries (and the 8x factor in Cupertino), I didn't say that idly.There is no ACS data for the last two years of salary data, so I made some pretty aggressive assumptions.

Raising the rent $25/mo on six 1 beds is easier than getting a $150/mo bump on a unit or two.

I just did a 2 bed 2 bath that is 1600sqft and for sherwin williams paint I can tell you between walls, trim, and ceiling i probably paid $800-$1000 in supplies and paint alone (not including the sprayer already owned that).