@Ivana Ivanovic we've bought 150+ units in Jacksonville and we still own and manage 51 units there.

In highly touristy areas like lakes or vacation spots, an STR typically generates higher income from short stays but may not attract long-term tenants due to seasonal demand.However, if the property is in a more versatile location, such as near schools, businesses, or urban centers, it may work as an LTR, providing steady income and fewer management demands. 

But when you work 40 hours W2, you cannot work full time in real estate as well?

Des Moines may be a smaller market but it is well managed and growing.

Personally, I wouldn't totally disagree, but it is very much in the eyes of the beholder what "nice place to live" means.Based on your post, I would assume you are getting requests because you are a new landlord (maybe the old one was not a kind person, so tenants chose not to make any requests) and that you are asking them to pay more rent for a unit that is likely in worse condition than when they moved in.So now, you can either tell them no, or you can accommodate and potentially open up pandoras box of setting expectations that you will cater to all requests all the time, or as noted, you can remove yourself from the equation and hire a PM to handle the requests.  

How much time are you allocated with the your mentor?

Hi BP members, my name is David and I'm a full time RE investor in the Fremont, CA area.

Hello,I am a project manager for a full service builder here in the Phoenix metro area.

My wife and I self manage 37 rentals as our full time job.  

Now is the time as my wife and I have further discussed short term rentals and such recently.