They do not have the necessary skill sets to properly screen and must always fall on the side of caution.

We've been pleased with Proper insurance for our STR as it is geared specifically to STR and has commercial liability protection.

Give proper notice that he will need to sign a new M2M lease at $1550 and let him decide.

I’m sure that in some cases this is true - but with the proper screening processes that we have in place it just boils down to a thing called "The risk of investing in real estate" - not a malicious or greedy act from the property manager. 

The fact they are complaining online might be an indication the property manager dealt with them properly so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.7.

@Jill F.My wife is not being "paid" nor will I be claiming "management fees" on the Schedule E at year end.

My understanding of a TAW agreement is that the advantage is that it does not have an ending date therefore it may be terminated at anytime with proper notice by either the tenant or the landlord.There is a good book called:"The Successful Landlord" A Comprehensive Guide to the Rights and Responsibilities of Owning and Managing Rental Property in Massachusetts.

Single Family homes can only take you so far, then it gets complicated to scale properly.

@Florence Lee - We have a proper link in the market place now for our meetup!

@Bryan Thomas IF properly maintained, slate lasts a long time...it's stone...the one thing to be aware of is that slate roofs are not "decked"...they use a series of wooden slats that the slate basically rests on.