I told her if she knows that on the owner dashboard, even when instant booking is on, their platform prints pop-ups or big highlighted messages encouraging the hosts to activate instant booking and get more bookings.

Still learning as much as I can but I'm actively looking for that first deal.

Still learning as much as I can but I'm actively looking for that first deal.

I am not at the point in my investing where I am using any of the major property management tools such as Podio, Buildium, Appfolio etc.

That would free you up somewhat to look after your high stakes activities.

And as far as streetside lines go,  this runs through a major commercially trafficked road, not a neighborhood and one of my friends owns a duplex just up the street and confirmed the gas line presence in his.

You will quickly notice who the major players in the space are.

We had major problems with them. 

The problem is that the existing home was not maintained and has major issues (foundation, sagging floors, mold, possibly a new roof and new electrical) so I'm trying to get a ballpark for what it would cost to bring the existing house up to rental quality vs what it would cost to just bulldoze it and build new, or if its even worth touching at all considering the value of the property. 

Hello Everyone,I've listened to the podcast for a while, and figured I'd finally be more active in the forums.