A tax expert will be worth their fee in tax savings as well as headaches that they prevent for you! 

I would focus on preventive maintenance before winter and try to head off problems before they happen.

I know that the DIY test kits have to sit in a spot over a few days and my husband fears that the owner might move the tests to prevent mold from showing up. 

To prevent the issue from arising we emphasize the "joint and severally liable" clause in the lease, which means all the tenants are collectively responsible for the lease. 

How do you prevent yourself from being "cut out" of a deal?

Since the items were preventing us from moving in our own items, we decided to deal with it ourselves.

Just because the contractor signs a lien waiver, doesn't prevent them from actually filing a lien within the time periods permitted to file a lien (based on the city/county of the property).

Think of what those clauses are trying to prevent as you're reading them.And lastly, read more...Good luck

Provide proper care for the pet in accordance with veterinary recommendations or ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) guidelines.

@Joe PrillamanAfter trying out a ton of different tools and services, this is the software stack that works really well for us:* Smartbnb - for automating 95% of guest communication* Uplisting - for managing our listings across Airbnb, VRBO and Booking; for managing calendars for housekeeping; for preventing double bookings; and also for creating a direct booking website.* Pricelabs - for automating price management* Slack - for internal team communication * We also end up using Zapier a lot to automate various functions, parse various confirmation emails from Airbnb to create reports, and so on.The nice part about all of the tools above is that they charge a small monthly fee per listing vs. some of the other tools out there that will charge a % of revenue.Hope this helps!