AI and tech are helping loads with attracting guests and streamlining efforts in management.

Checking the supply of new construction in a given area can help you gauge if supply is outstripping demand.

Make sure your listing is SEO optimized with the right keywords to attract more renters—many property management companies can help with this, along with tenant screening and payment management.

In your case, since your parents own the properties and you’re helping them out, you may not be able to claim those deductions unless they pay you for your services.

@Don Konipolthank you all for the responses, very helpful.

Map out your goals and rewrite them often to help guide your decisions. 

Very helpful, thank you John! 

It may help you dispel the myth that people with disabilities are a bad risk, undesirable as tenants, or are likely to have undesirable service animals.In some jurisdictions, you can't discriminate on "source of income".

Hi, I live in a close-in Seattle neighborhood: Ballard 98107 in a two bedroom home that Zillow values between 8-something K to 9K.

An S-Corp could help save on taxes if your income's high, but it’s worth chatting with a real estate-savvy CPA to get the best strategy.