Our occupancy rate has been higher this fall, using Airbnb and VRBO than it was during the summer and spring months, when we were listed on all 3 platforms.

I am an Intel IT Manager and life can be a bit busy sometimes. :)  I hope to retire in a year and 2 months. 

@Alec JacobsI would use platforms like Zillow Rental Manager or Avail for rental management, for listings and tenant screening, and tools like Cozy or Buildium for rent collection.

There is ACHA and HACP.

To save money, management raised the wind and hail insurance deductible from 5 to 10 percent.

Consider adding motion-detecting floodlights and installing visible CCTV cameras around entry points to deter crime.

Grad students are good too and we still get them sometimes in our year round properties.

It has been about 2 years and now we are starting to have companies come to us.

Quote from @Thomas Haessig: I have two accepted offers to buy and house hack.

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