If you have a busy 9-5 routine but have the money to get started and don't have enough time, turnkey companies provide some of the best resources to scale your portfolio.

Where ever you are, find an agent that is an investor themselves in your local market and see many deals they regularly do related to house hacking or type of property you are interested in and that will give you at least a starting point. 

He and his wife are regulars across the tech podcast/news spectrum.  

Also, regular maintenance inspections can do the same.

With 5 days already that's a super flexible cancelation policy (even if Airbnb calls it "moderate") and I doubt you'd re-book that close.But yea, my confusion still remains what the heck these guests are doing that they're regularly unable to travel for an entire 3-day span. 

The downside here being the unit is on a busy two-way road, close to two major junctions where commuters regularly drive through on their way to manhattan.Assuming the most conservative rental numbers and the worst-case capex expenses, I'd be at a 5% cap rate and a negative cash flow of around $ - 500/month at this price.

For the most part, the cleaners figure out the routine very quickly and are very responsive to scheduling and changes so that part of the software isn't a big deal (you could manage without it).For our record-keeping and inventory management though it's been well worth it!

Many of them regularly help investors purchase properties that they plan to rent out as a STR, and then follow up with a list of their recommended vendors to get their listing set up.

If she travels regularly, she may not meet the definition of "agent" because she's not "readily available" to handle problems.

Long-distance Landlords typically let properties deteriorate or allow bad tenants to damage a community.A good PM watches your property, inspects the interior regularly, choose solid renters, removes bad renters quickly and efficiently, reduces vacancy, handles maintenance quickly, keeps your property at market rates, stays current on the laws, and much more.