Utilities during vacancy - is this a utility charge or a vacancy charge?

@Joseph Lyons the prepaid are common, can usually get in writing they won’t charge if you redo with them.

I've seen many HOAs fall apart when they get a rule-Nazi in charge or when the HOA leadership gets tired and lets things go.

It does offer good information, but for someone who will have 1 or 2 properties, it's good to actually look at the properties (be it airbnb or long term) to understand what's actually available on the market, what do the apartments look like (amenities, location, etc) and what price is being charged.

If the items left behind are valuable like cell phone charges, bluetooth speakers etc, I go out of my way to get them returned.Only once has a guest decided they didn't want their shirt, jacket, charger, speaker, makeup bag, backpack, Switch controller etc back.This is the kind of good customer service that gets you the 5 star reviews.

The property management company charged us for May and June for "lock maintenance," and a few others charges that required someone to be at the property...

And then then are charging the owner 18 percent of the rents. 

I'd have to find a different property manager as the one we're currently using would certainly charge more for that kind of support.

I get lots of contractor leads by stopping at job sites asking who is in charge?

But if we find the buyer ourselves, we will only charge you 4%, not the full 6%".