Softwares can have differing "freshness" of data based on locations they support.For example, one software may update their pre-foreclosure list for Akron, Ohio 1x a week and another 1x a month.

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You can register your STR's at the link @Carrie Foley provided and the current response time is ~2 weeks based on my submissions.

We currently own the rentals under our own names (instead of LLC), and we've heard from enough podcasters to skip LLCs and get a big umbrella insurance.

That 6.1% number is based on 4,089 Charlotte MSA Single Family properties held by a large SFR REIT.

It is all based on numbers: average tax increases, average insurance increases. 

I personally quit drinking many years ago for faith based reasons not necessarily physical.

You don't necessarily need a really built out one though - even just using an AirTable base (there are a lot of free templates out there) would probably give you what you need to stay organized.

All will have about 20% net caps based on cash purchase.