The consumer expectations of STR Hosts are not going to drop, as more professional STR hosts enter the market (which they are at a rapid rate), consumers will demand more, and hosts will have to deliver to stay competitive.

What are some key traits of a good property management firm? 

I have a bizz partner in Honolulu who has a medium sized accounting firm and they got hacked and had to pay 5k to get access to their files turns out they were not backed up.. our stuff gets backed up daily. 

My firm lends money to Investors and we build home in the SE.

Although the owner of property management firms are also licensed, they typically have a much stronger focus on management versus sales. 

If you host on Airbnb you're probably already aware that they're launching 10 new updates to the platform for Hosts starting today.

All IDs required upon booking ( yes, I have performed little facebook stalks) and best of all, I do not allow people to book who do not have more than 3, 5 star reviews (yes, that is okay to do) You can see their cleanliness and other characteristics rated by previous hosts. 3.)

congratulations and welcome to BPI’m a local investor, realtor, contractor and host a monthly real estate meet up at Bears BBQ in New Haven.

Make sure you get a firm quote from the city for connection fee, which it sounds like you have for $8,600.

If you have firm criteria like no violent felonies put that but you are better off not trying to anticipate every crime you could exclude.