I'm thinking of converting a vacation home to a rental.  

JUST gone under contract at 172 River Terrace Drive, Talladega, AL. Its 2 units waterfront with a steep gradient to the lake. You can see the listing as for sale on zillow. Unit 1 is 2bed (+ bunk room) 2bath (fully fu...

@Gayle Eisner President Obama apparently didn't hear from the same experts you did since he invested $15 mill a few weeks ago for their vacation home on Martha's Vineyard.

We always try to make a lot of repairs upon acquisition or vacating of units to prevent much deferred maintenance down the road. 2) Make sure to take into consideration what utilities you as an owner would be paying; nothing, water, common electric, etc3) I think you’re safe at 10% PM expense. 

I sent an official lease termination letter (email & physical) to the other tenant letting them no that they no longer had a least and would like them to vacate the property as of August giving plenty of  to figure things out. 

Some people do their home for vacation type rentals of one room or so and still live in the rest of the space.The rents for new units are based on the subdivision home prices.

For my vacation rental, I'm not sure where I should put my modem / router to protect it from guests. 

They are going to be rentals to provide more cash flow towards my flip properties and a winter vacation!

@Neil Wiseman For property management in Myrtle Beach I've had good experiences working with both Rent In Myrtle and Xavier Rose Vacation Rentals.

Here is an example https://loganandersonllc.com/l...The Mississippi Gulf Coast is a vacation destination.