There's also the possibility of becoming the squeaky wheel by calling the police (*not* security) to report the matter.

This includes, water, hot water, heat, air conditioning, cable, security system, snow removal, lawn care.

@Ben Berg, welcome to BP and great work securing your house hack!

Security systems are a giant headache for short term rentals.

House may continue to appreciate.Cons: Not sure how the revenue plays against social security, Medicare & taxes.

What are the best practices for quickly securing reliable tenants and ensuring positive cash flow, especially for someone new to this?

Background:We have secured a building on a small college campus in Cleveland that currently does not offer student housing to its students on campus.

We always send a contractor through to test everything and if broken, give estimates to repair and we can determine then if it is tenant damage and what charges to the security deposit should be.

It shall be delivered full at the end of your lease or the amount to fill will be deducted from your security deposit.Something like that.Oil is tough on tenants because it costs a lot at a time to fill.

Some lenders will only lend with that reserve funded, in addition to down payment, as the more you boost NOI, the more secure their loan becomes.