I have to pester the guys occasionally to stay on top of their cleaning.

But it's very competitive too, so you need to stay consistent in your marketing and follow up.

So I would like to stay in NC unless there is a way to do seller financing/lease option and avoid the hike in property tax. 

Stay focused, learn, and take care of your personal finances!

My backup plan is to purchase more condos (~200k/each) which gross about 45k/year (net just over half that) and save up until I can afford something bigger.Ideally I want to stay in the same city with the multi and do a combination of long term and short term rentals.Thank you for your time.

, but if residents in that area are already paying those "expensive" prices, should you place just below to grab attention, or stay within that prices ball park for your property? 

You need to know three things:1) What the market rent is2) What amenities the average unit has at that average rent3) What is your tolerance for an empty unitIf your rent is average and they just want a discount stay the course you may get a call back once they've shopped around. 

She didn’t break the lease and over stayed by one month.

They need to maintain a certain number of listings to stay at the company, otherwise they will get fired.

My goal is to cut on the amount i work and stay home more with wife and help raise the baby.