If your city has these laws, I would find a way to check each month to see that your tenant is paying those utilities - checking the account online? 

We will be moving to Texas in a year or so and I’m planning on getting my RE license AND taking courses for Transaction Coordinator.

Cool tip Andrew!

I'd appreciate any tips or insights from anyone--thank you!

They want to make you their puppet, they think they know it all and of course they want a volume discount.

We have the mountains of course, but also Watauga Lake, Boone N.C., and the Virginia Creeper Trail and the Appalachian Trail that both go through Damascus VA which is a short drive away.

- Your demand -Are you willing to put in the time to come up with photos and descriptions of your place to post online. - Your marketing -Are you willing to funnel through applicants in a professional manner, doing background checks, etc?

I've worked with REI Nation before and had a great experience, full disclosure I work for them as well so of course there is some bias lol! 

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@Monica BergerIn a community I own in Virginia (golf course community) they just imposed STR restrictions - nothing you can do except bring in a new board to overturn it but that’s probably not gonna happen