Renting out STR if not always in area w/out property mgmt company

[James Elden]

I'm looking into buying a property for use as a short term rental in Florida and will be out there part of the year but other times I won't be there. My wife is good with online marketing so I'm not sure we need to pay a property management company to find renters for the property, however, we will need services like cleaning the place, fixing emergency issues, etc. 

I'm not sure if property management companies would be open to just doing this part of the service without the finding renters part for a reduced fee? Or, alternatively I was thinking about forgoing using a property management company completely, I'm not sure if trying to find vendors myself like a cleaning service, handyman service, etc is asking for trouble without me being there year round? I figure it may go smoothly most of the time but if someone doesn't do their job as expected just one time when I'm in another state it could cause a lot of issues.

Would appreciate any insight from those more experienced, thanks.

[Michael Baum]

Hey @James Elden, yes, just forgo the management. AirBNB and VRBO will bring you all the folks you need. You will find plenty of cleaners and handy people I am sure.

Make sure the area you are in allows STR's.