Mention our name and they should give you a discount.

Once you have found your ideal base rate, the tool will increase your rates according to demand, and do last-minute discounts etc...The most valuable feature for me is the ability to dynamically adjust your minimum stays to close gaps or to get extra bookings when time is running out.

If I were the owner of the property I would not put it in the hands of a real estate agent, because I would have to pay them 5 percent commission, have to let him manage the property, buy supplies for it; pay in some cases 8 to 10 percent discount on purchases for the property, let them fix the scale of rates, and if a tenant is already a tenant of another member of the Real state Board, they will not accept him as a tenant.

As you talk directly to sellers and try to buy their properties, you will on occasion find someone who doesn't need to sell to an investor at a discount, but who would really be better served by listing the property for sale.

Certainly STRs would survive them, but I am not certain that we don't see some major shifting in this industry straight ahead.

Here how the tax benefits work out in summary (taken from above website)Reinvested capital gains are deferred from taxation until exit from a Qualified Opportunity Fund or December 31, 2026, whichever comes first.The original capital gains reinvested in Qualified Opportunity Fund investments held for the long term receive a reduction in capital gains tax liability, discounted by 10% at the 5-year mark and by an additional 5% at the 7-year mark.Any new gains from Qualified Opportunity Fund investments held for at least 10 years are permanently excluded from the capital gains tax.

The great thing about technology is that it will get cheaper and cheaper to do it, whereas traditional staging can't be discounted as much.

I had a tenant ask once and I offered a $50 a month discount. 

Typically, yield maintenance is calculated by taking the NPV of the remaining loan payments, but using the then current treasury rate as the discount rate.

If you go with Buildium however, I will give set you up with our rep, who will give you excellent service, and you will get a 15% discount for 12 months (no strings attached, we do not receive any compensation for this).