I immediately notified my landlord's rental management company and a plumber was sent to the property.

I understand that after the second year you can only hold 1 month of the current rent as security, but I am curious how other landlords or property managers in Pennsylvania handle returning the other half?

And to Mike's point, if money can be made, why not do it yourself and self-manage the STR or even hire a professional manager and cut out the middle man arbitrager.

I'm willing to travel to Miami once or twice a year and manage the properties from Spain, hiring a good property manager to address issues, find new tenants, manage payments, and clean the property for new tenants.

STR is not a great option because of the furnishing of the unit and the management.

I work in restaurants operations management and would eventually like to get out of the industry. 

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Yet, it comes with the responsibilities of being a landlord, managing flood concerns, and dealing with a high HELOC interest rate.

I already told my property manager, if he calls again with another odor complaint, then allow him to move out at the end of the month, because I'm not paying to send a fourth plumber.

We manage around 1000 properties in the Grand Rapids area and can speak to a lot of what is happening locally.