Many of them are knowledgeable and/or ex contractors themselves.For help finding reliable contractors, go to your largest plumbing and electrical supply house (not Home Depot or Lowes) and speak to the counter person. 

Vacancy - Rent rate and occupancy rate go hand-in-hand - monitor REVPAR per weekday/weekend/month to really know how you're doingutilities including wifi and surveillance - ideally with remote monitoring and locked in at reasonable temps, smoking/noise/party detectors perishable supplies (paper, coffee, soaps, etc.), linens (towels, sheets, comforters - they need to be thrown out every 3-12 months), Lawn care - not just mow and blow, but garden beds tooPest control - 80/qtr furniture - it doesn't last forever.Maintenance - normal + changing light bulbs, fixing furniture, loose doorknobs, etc.Administrative software - dynamic pricing engine, guest communication system Hosting fees - this is not a passive model.

It's supply and demand and so some areas are easier to find those deals than others.

We are still under 2 months of housing supply.

You are 100% correct and the reason is pure supply-and-demand. 

Pulled it off, took it to Crown Lumber and Supply at 1224 N.

They get volume pricing from contractors, probably have their sales person license which means they can save on that end and can usually get it done quicker than you because they’re supplying their crew with consistent work which will lessen their holding costs.

Occasionally we spot-sand.We source hardwood as close the the woods as possible and usually manage to pay under $3/SF for the raw material plus staples and other supplies. 

Oddly they didn't ban it for the vast vineyards that supply much of the grapes for CA wines. 

Live in San MateoI run a pet supply store full-time and currently in the process of joining a financial firm for a few hours a week.