It wasn’t until I read their management agreements and they wouldn’t budge on language around me not being able to visit my property or sell it without their permission or their ability to change fees at anytime without an an option for me to terminate or 12 month term except the agreement survives if any tenant leases in place, which would require me to make my 4-plex 100% vacant to stop working with the PM.

Undeveloped land needs to vetted for proper development and developers will want a lot of that done or a steep discount or long timeframe to get it done with no assurance that it will work.

I just got back from a Portland visit, so I likely won't be able to make this Hardywood event this time.  

Here are some articles about Zigbee and Z-Wave technology:https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/smart-home-hubs-zwave-and-zigbee-home-automation-wifi-eero/https://www.safewise.com/blog/zigbee-vs-zwave-review/We thought this was a great article about AirBNB home automation technology and costs with a real world example: https://www.motoretreat.com/automation/And here are the technology providers:Seamhttps://getseam.com/Everydoorhttps://www.everydoor.io/KeyCafehttps://www.keycafe.com/Remote Lockhttps://www.remotelock.com/smart-locksSchlagehttps://www.schlage.com/en/home/smart-locks.htmlYalehttps://us.yalehome.com/en/yalehome-products/nest-x-yale-lock1/https://us.yalehome.com/en/yalehome-products/yale-assure-lock-and-levers1/yale-access/https://us.yalehome.com/en/yalehome-products/yale-pro-sl-yrd156yrd136/Kwiksethttps://www.kwikset.com/haloeRentalLockhttps://erentallock.com/SmartThingshttps://www.smartthings.com/SmartThings/automaterhttps://community.smartthings.com/t/release-rental-lock-automater-airbnb-vrbo-homeaway-tripadvisor-booking-expedia/124785Hubitathttps://hubitat.com/Winkhttps://www.wink.com/products/Noise / Smoking DetectionKeycribhttps://keycrib.com/Property monitoring to manage noise, smoking, keyless entry and guest behavior with real-time alerts, bonds, and contracts.Accounting IntegrationGuestRevenuehttps://guestrevenue.com/Reconciles multiple listing services with Xero and Quickbooks.Maintenance / RepairPlentifichttps://www.plentific.com/en-us/Plentific works with landlords to transform how they deliver repairs and maintenance services.

When a frig is in a corner the option is to open it into the wall, which will end up hitting the wall at times, especially with kids or visiting friends or to hinge it so it opens away from the wall. 

We've made several attempts to land a STR in Virginia Beach, as we love the area and visit it often from Northern Virginia. 

I Later visited Indy/Louisville  and like both and plan to invest there in the future. 

Visit the Short-Term Rental forum for a lot of discussion on this.

If I were you I would look up either best markets for cash flow, go on zillow and find low entry cost markets, or visit different places and get a feel for where you want to invest as well as live.

I'm planning a visit in June and will likely make some time to get to know the area a bit while I'm there, but I wanted to know if there were any other wholesalers in the area that would be willing to partner up with me?