Hello,Does anyone have a short term rental agreement or template they'd be willing to share when they book directly with the guest instead of through airbnb?

There are many factors that contribute to the price of water.Washing machines, running toilets and 'guests' are the three that I've seen most often, a distant third is leaky pipes, slow or catastrophic.Tenants will never care as much as you do about the cost of water.  

I say minimum because remember, in times of high inflation what is the most popular store of value other than gold?...

Just because there are other homes on the same street that sold for that much doesn't mean this home in question will be able to sell for that much even if it has gold plated toilets.

The homes needs about $3-4k in work to get it up to rental status, new flooring, paint and some minor stuff that I can do.

Unfortunately no RE professional status for me yet... still working the 8 to 5 at this point.

I'm still at an incredibly part time stage in my investing career (Although I've been doing it now for 5+ years)  I run 3 successful non real estate businesses plus I just became a licensed realtor.Should that status change to a more *full time* approach ~ I'd seriously consider one of those dumping trailer.  

To achieve this, you will probably need to treat them like gold, as they are likely very busy people.2) get a good relationship with a realtor.

I would suggest reading some blog posts/articles, digging through the forums, and listening to some of the podcasts in which guests specifically talk about direct mail marketing.Happy investing!

She's an active BP member and Podcast guest.