u/BeantownPlasticPaddy

So last week I was taking my kids up Lafayette, and just before we got to the top it got super windy, briefly hailed, and then rained. We had all the proper gear, so we were fine, but boy did it get cold. For the first five minutes with the windchill, it felt like it was in the high 30s or low 40s. Does anyone know just how cold it got? I'm trying to tell the story without embellishing too much.

I know I can Google a specific address and get an old rental listing, but that's not really what I'm after. Here's my issue, I own properties in and around Boston. It's a student-centered market, and something like 90% of leases run from 9/1 to 8/31 the following year. Even though the lease dates are roughly the same, each micro market has its peak demand months. For many its mid-May to mid-July, for others, it's January and February.

This is also when I'm at my busiest with construction projects. It's during this time when I need to go to Zillow and look at comps to get an idea of where rents are at. This way, if I have a vacancy the following year and want to list it before most people, I have a more accurate idea of where rents stand. But if I get too busy in this window, I miss my opportunity. It's not the end of the world, the next year I can always list it high and bring it down over time if I don't get enough bites. But I prefer the efficiency of pricing it right from the beginning. Less wasted time for prospective tenants and for me. I want to look at 50-100 listings from a specific time. I usually need that many to get the 10 listings with the same number of bedrooms and same quality as my units that I base my rents on.

What do other people do?

Said another way, is the parking lot usually full of day hikers? In which case, I should be fine if I get there early on Saturday. Or is it mostly those on overnight trips and getting a spot on Saturday is iffy as I'll be competing with all the people who parked on Friday? I just don't want to pull up on Saturday morning and find out I'm screwed. I see there is a smaller West parking lot. But if anyone has gotten to both lots and found them full, where did you park?

I get 4-5 calls like this a day, Monday through Friday. It's been going on for months and months. I know this is a scam, that's not my question. I was blocking the numbers, but then I learned they are likely spoofed, so that was a waste of time. Yes, I'm on the do-not-call list.

I've had my business listed on Google for at least a decade, but the calls really started about six months ago. I can't figure out if they are getting my number from Google and if removing my phone number from Google will eliminate the calls. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is it one company calling me, or dozens?

Also, I'm wondering if Duns & Bradstreet sold my number. I got my business listed with them about a year ago.

It's really f**king annoying.

I am thinking about doing a one night hike next weekend, camping at Liberty Spring Tentsite. A couple of seemingly stupid questions, as it's been a very long time since I've done an overnighter on the AT and I realize I'm going during peak season (pun intended). I don't plan on arriving too late, but does this site ever get full? I looked and it only has 10 official spots. Or maybe the better question is, when it gets full, how is enforcement, if any, on using an unofficial spot? Or how do other people handle this?

I've been using software from a company to control my locks, thermostats, cameras, water sensors, etc., at my properties. It was working great until it wasn't. I am looking to switch to another platform. Preferably something where I can talk to a person when I'm having issues, or that has a ton of YouTube troubleshooting videos. What is everyone else using?

Finally, some progress in the right direction