I've got a single family home rented out in San Jose, CA and unfortunately my long term tenant has stopped paying rent and is ghosting me.  She's

I had a conversation with my friend, a real estate agent, a few months ago that really stuck with me. She

None of this makes sense to me. She

I like that Mike 😉  I did just send her a letter with a detailed list and breakdown and proof of documents about what she owes me. She

Not people telling me she’s trying to get me to lower the rent or get in bed with her. maybe I should have worded my topic or question differently, my fault.I even said “sounds like I’m losing this one”.

Due to horrible, and I mean horrible property managers in the area (the one known as being the best admitted to me she recently had an employee steal over a million from landlords and she didn't think it was her fault), I decided to hire a family member full time to start managing properties for me. 

It also allows me to avoid the dreaded wifi router password resetting guest.  

When choosing a loan officer, make sure you find someone you mesh well with and you trust to have your best interest at heart.

We make sure the airbnb guest codes don't go live until our exact check-in time each day unless the guests specifically request an early check-in - this makes sure our guests don't try to get in early before the apartment is ready.My only knock on the locks is that their wifi range isn't super robust, especially if the wifi signal has to travel vertically between floors to get from the router to the lock. 

Might not be the option for everyone but it saves us about 2.75% per sale which is rolled into the next deal.See what you are getting on the buy and list end and interview a few agents to find one that meshes with your expectations.