One thing you might think of doing is having and promoting your own website to avoid the exhorbitant fees charged by the third party sites such as Expedia, Booking.com and Air BnB.  

Usually the hardest part is coming up with the down payment.

If it’s tied directly to the lender as part of your mortgage agreement, you’d probably need to negotiate with them or refinance with a different lender who doesn’t require that restriction.However, if the restriction is part of the property deed itself and was placed by a previous owner or another party, it can be more complicated.

HUD recently has been liquidating these properties and the notes sold to 3rd parties.

What I disagree with is VRBO's blanketed take on pricing when it comes from a 3rd Party, which is something that was mentioned on the phone today. 

The requirement for a notary to oversee the property transaction further safeguards the investment process, providing both parties with legal protection.4.

This is advantageous bc later you have a third party loan (not your personal money) so seasoning period is 90 days to DSCR out. 

I can say in Detroit the wholesaler your talking to has most likely found that deal from 2-3 other wholesalers, they literally have to payout 2 - 3 other parties to get the deal and this is what the fees are high and the deal makes no sense.

However, in order to preserve the constitutional status quo while the merits panel considers the parties’ weighty substantive arguments, that part of the motions-panel order granting the Government’s motion to stay the district court’s preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the CTA and the Reporting Rule is VACATED.”  

She's not going to have any leg to stand on in court if you get that far unless there's some explicit language prohibiting the owner from assigning responsibilities to another legally authorized party, and I'm guessing there isn't if another PM company was maintaining the lease and provisions - and the fact that the tenant was voluntarily working with the other PM confirms the acceptance of an authorized agent even if it's not explicitly stated, the same way if you accept rent from a tenant after a lease expires you imply acceptance of the lease terms continuing (which is why you should always have a holdover provision).