They are third parties that you pay to argue your case with the insurance company adjusters.

Some would argue that $400 per month from your rental is fantastic, but there are easier ways to make $400. 

They argue that D.C. has only become a wealthy city by “pushing out” poor residents.But, as we’ll see looking at D.C.’s population data, that may not be the case.

No arguing over a late fee, no knocking on their door asking for rent.

This recent article in Forbes argues that Data proves REITs are better than buying real estate: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcprosser/2017/07/1...I've been following Bigger Pockets and planning to buy my first rental property sometime this year...but this article made me wonder if I should be rethinking that decision, and investing in REITs instead!

Lot's of turnkey operators and marketers here on BP that would argue otherwise, but then again one should never ask a barber if they need a haircut.My advice is to continue to educate yourself both here on BP as well as networking with other local investors.

While a specific time limit is not coded in Missouri law (unlike other states, where tenancy is specifically noted as being a resident for more than 30 days), as long as the guest is on a short stay (less than 30 days), I suspect it could reasonably be argued that a VR guest is not "renting" or "leasing" the property, but unless there's case law somewhere to that effect, it'd just be an argument in front of a judge. :/ But I think it is pretty clear that hotels and motels aren't subject to normal tenancy regulations and eviction law and the like, and so it seems logical that short-term rentals are more similar to a hotel/motel than a long-term rental.

ABC's of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy

Jeff Burdick thanks for posting that link and I agree Chicago is taking a bad rap thanks to all the fake news(corp interest, doing anything for views) such as Fox, CNN, espn, abc/Disney and other big name mainstream media.

Now, you can argue whether those numbers actually flesh out, and whether the politicians are in the pocket of the developers - only making it "appear" to be financially beneficial, and taking kickbacks to do so, etc.