Is it standard practice for a PM to visit the home and see what the issue is before sending out a repair person?

For non-primary residences, they have to follow all of the following rules to receive a permit: - the property must be a minimum of one (1) acre in size (designed as a precaution to disturbances)- The building standards of the underlying zone district must be met - Adequate parking is provided - Defensible Space requirements are met - Valid water and sanitation must be demonstrated - No more than five (5) bedrooms are in the dwelling As time goes on, they continue to become more strict on the rules listed above here, and are actively regulating it.

., appliances, fixtures, landscaping) into shorter depreciation categories (5, 7, or 15 years) rather than the standard 27.5 or 39 years for real estate.2.

This is standard business practice - just look up how many settlements the SEC makes annually where companies pay millions in penalties WITHOUT ADMITTING to any wrong doing.- Cash-for-Keys is another example of this!

Set it aside in a low risk mutual fund or even a standard savings account. 

We are not allowed to say if there is an industry standard as this could be viewed as collusion.

NCREIF (National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries) is a member-driven, not-for-profit association that improvesprivate real estate investment industry knowledge by providing transparent and consistent data, performance measurement,analytics, standards and education.

If they are not managing it to your standards, hire a different property manager and let them manage it.

Standard real estate practices.

The bottom floor is a permanent STR.At this point, living on the top floor of an STR no longer fits my life and while it has been somewhat profitable depending on the month, I can no longer handle the hassle of management and would be taking a loss if I used a standard airbnb property manager.