It keeps my focus on keeping a balance of available vs booked days to maximize my income without me needing to go into deep analytics about the optimum price for any given time.

(We passed the annual inspection for her house about 2 months ago, it's a superb property with absolutely nothing wrong with it, the mice simply prefer to move indoors when the weather turns cold)As a policy we have placed bait-blocks for tenants behind the fridge/stove and in the basement for free, we even place them annually as part of our Fall Inspection where we check the home and most importantly the furnace.Bet you can't guess that when we didn't show up at her house on Saturday or Sunday she kept up the frantic voicemails to our company system...and the best part is when we showed up with bait blocks on Monday (our next scheduled work day for the crew AND WAAAAYYYY ahead of the 14 day timeline we allow for non-emergency repairs) the tenant refused bait blocks in the home since she has children in the home (who access the back of the refrigerator and stove I guess, no basement in this house).I'd like to assemble a list of what LaPlante does NOT handle, so we can direct tenants to that section when they ring our phones...

We specialize in direct mail, signage, POP, and digital marketing (SEO, social media, email marketing, google analytics). 

If you really believe you have the skills to obtain a $40k profit on a flip (if you had "free" money), it's time to hone your ANALYTICAL skills to calculate your profit against the cheapest Lender costs you can find.

I currently work for a protein bar company in Los Angeles leading the sales analytics department.

For taxes (and my own analytics) I need to be able to sort the income and expenses by property.

I did not do my research, nor did I have enough confidence in my property which was in superb shape.

According to google analytics people are hanging around for many minutes so they're not bouncing, high repeat visits yet...lack of contact.

If they were providing superb service I would say that is on par, if they are not I would take it as they are trying to bribe me in lieu of doing what I am actually paying rent for.

For me personally, it says we are lucky that we still have a lower entry point then most folks markets.If we jump in and really become bit more analytical.