I have experience working with hundreds of landlords who run STRs at my previous company, as well as the ones I manage on my own.

Having worked with lists in a city like Dayton including all of those parameters will shorten lists to a few hundred ifthat much.

Either try to generate her leads or write her a check directly or get a her an Visa/AmEx gift card for a few hundred bucks.  

These charges could add hundreds per month.

Let's say I did one of the following: buy a computer for looking for properties, bought a file cabinet for bookkeeping, go to lunch with real estate agents to help plan my business, drive to look a potential deals.

If I put 20,000 down on a 15 year fixed loan, the rent should cover the mortgage payment and perhaps a couple hundred extra to put towards repairs or other things on the house.

The rent we receive for the home is $80 shy of our mortgage, so as it is we are losing money every month. in the last couple years we have had to scrape together over $6,000 for a new front porch, $1,500 for a new water heater, hundreds for a new window that allegedly broke during an earthquake, a new washer. a new sink and so much more.

let's assume i am not buying it at a steep discount and the property would cash flow a few hundred dollars after debt obligations.

But I already have several hundred folders, and it's high time (after a month) to peruse some of the folders and thousands of webshots, etc. before my mind goes completely 'numb...' with info OVERLOAD! 

Ask them what they would charge, for a couple hundred it may be worth it for them to make up the lease. 8) Any other advises that I didn't mentioned here, but should to know.Your best bet is to read lots of forums and look up the podcast episodes that pertain to student rentals.