It is surprisingly easy to manage out of state and if you want more tips on how, check out Bigger Pockets book "30 Day Stay" on Mid Term Rentals. 

It is easy to spend thousands of dollars in marketing and have nothing to show for it.

It's not as easy as the social media gurus preach. 

Quote from @Max Emory: Quote from @Joe Villeneuve: Quote from @Max Emory: @Mary Jay, the $800-$1k sounds like phantom cash flow or spreadsheet cash flow that gets eaten up by repairs/maintenance, turnover, vacancy, CapEx, etc.I've owned rentals (with leverage) since 2019 and our REI bookkeeping firm has serve tons of landlords.

It forces me to call VRBO to reset the account but luckily they are easy to get a hold of and fix.  

When the top ones can't/won't do the deal, Backflip usually will and they are super fast and easy. 

Each corporation runs differently so some are easy to deal with and some not so much.

Not one lawsuit, the guests are respectful of the place and it's easy to repeat the formula in multiple real estate markets across the country.

Sounds worth it for the programs to use for my own deals but not sure if it works as well as it says.

Sounds to me like you’re commenting on how the quality of the course is without having seen it.