There's very little consistency with this and varies based on the type of loan/property and like everything else changes frequently with market volatility. 

In any case, do more frequent inspections when animals are in the home and charge for damages as you discover them.

The walls, fans, and air conditioning units were covered in fur and there is a greasiness all over the cabinets with fur imbedded in it.

You could do more frequent inspections, but never expect your rentals to be the same as your personal home.

I always signed a 12 month lease for the properties I stayed in, you could allow subleases if a tenant does not want to do all 12 months. 6 months just makes it a bit more frequent of turnover and more work, depending on what you are comfortable with even with the help of a PM.In my experience and what I heard from friends, for the most part, they were unfurnished.

There is a big difference between someone who can mortgage a rental property and someone who puts these deals together frequently.  

@Bill Bockwoldt , was nice talking to you again, and thanks for the tip on the attic fan for temperature difference issues.

I am not a vig fan of paying 6% to have my listing put on a website and wait for the calls.

The app tends to crash and close fairly frequently.

I am a fan of the Buy & Hold strategy as I think it will help me with reaching the goal of a) Generating enough cash flow to provide security for my financial future and b) Provide additional income for my retirement.While I'm currently involved with retail real estate, I'm more interested in multi-family residential real-estate; ideally the 5-25 unit properties.