That way you are not spending every month on the handyman to fix on things and trip charges will eat up as well. 

If it involves extra time beyond cleaning (ie a trip to Walmart, Lowes, etc.) we always say thank you by paying them a little extra.

Not being in property management for their primary revenue stream reduces the chances for inflated fees and trip charges, 3.

If you look at Facebook most real estate dudes and dudettes what do they post their latest cool trip and all sorts of things that give the impression that real estate is the way to go and you too can be rich if you just do what we do..

My next trip to Dallas will be March 19– 24th.

We don't accept checks to avoid it bouncing and saves us a trip to the bank.

Sounds like you have earned your Vegas trip and more.

You can do silly repairs yourself… like figuring out the batteries in the thermostat are why the AC won’t turn on; that it was a tripped circuit breaker even though they swear they checked them.  

Took the Covid stimmys with some earned income and after many many MANY trips to Home Depot the house had new plumbing, a new bathroom, new heating, new carpets, a new front porch and I became a jack of all trades.

I am taking a trip today to Poconos, and was wondering if you can provide some guidance: 1) what areas would you recommend to look at for properties with good STR potential?