I have been wondering that myself. 

It has been suggested to call these people 1hr prior to the showing time to verify they still plan to come.

Its going to be managed by a property manager and thus a passive investment which is allowed per h1b rules.However, I am being needed to procure state and county hotel tax certificates which almost seems like I am launching a hotel business in the records of state.I am starting to wonder if this can cause issues down the lane when renewing my visa or applying for green card.If anyone else has a similar experience or own STRs on h1b, urgently want to discuss this with you.

If you have any suggestions, I would be grateful if you could let me know!

I am not in your market so I will not be able to provide any contractor names, however, I do have a couple suggestions.

Having been in the Navy and to some places where hygiene and food safety is more of a suggestion than a rule, I think it's something of a cultural thing.

I suggest reading this BP article on the core 4.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

I'm wondering what are your opinions on investing in Pittsburgh and do they align with what were seeing as a company doing business in the city.Investing In PittsburghIs Pittsburgh a good place to invest?

May is not shaping up to be a great month, but I was wondering if changing my # of guest from 10 to 8 would help with search optimization on the booking platforms. 

I am wondering the best loan process of purchasing off market properties not using a conventional bank.