While "demanding" the tenant to trim the nails is an option but hard to enforce + holding a higher security or pet deposit is also an option - I would love to try and find a coating or some other option that actually protects the floors, even if it is not guaranteed but would possibly improve the floor chances of surviving longer.Any suggestions? 

In my Market (Harris county), there's about 140 absentee owners every 7 days and up to 1k in a given month.

@Michael Harris Congratulations on starting your journey toward building your STR portfolio!

@DaJuan J Harris@Andrew Moore is right.

bill_id=202120220AB1771&search_keywords=SpeculationHow do they come up ideas to inflict maximum pain on investors and still survive? 

My mother-in-law died without a will. There is a tax lien for unpaid back taxes on the property . What are the steps that Ihave to go through for the following: 1. To assign the property to my spouse (only child) 2. ...

But if your business is new and doesn't have the funds to survive some bad months not likely to have folks take a gamble on you if you don't know them.

I agree with @Theresa Harris .

@Theresa Harris brought up a great point about how to allocate the value when you do eventually sell? 

Quote from @Theresa Harris: Interest rates were high in the past.