Recent years have seen a noticeable increase in homeowners investing in rental properties and converting existing real estate into rental property income. The appeal of the short-term home rental market has increased partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic amid safety concerns and has been further fueled by the skyrocketing prices of traditional apartment rentals, fluctuations in mortgage interest rates, and the slowdown of new home construction. If you’ve decided to enter this arena, you’ll want to take a moment to review the details of something we’ll refer to as New Landlord 101 - Learning the basics of rental property management.