Home description: ranch style home with basement in eastern NC, no crawl space, central heating and air.

The first thing I would do in your shoes is call the PM company and get somebody to explain to you how they justify $200 to replace an air filter.I've never seen anything this egregious, but this is precisely why I do not use a PM company.  

I am an Air Force Academy grad and bought a property in SoCal but looking to start off in Idaho to invest the money I have been saving for some time now.

@Ryan Evans - Love the air mattress, I assume this is your life of luxury currently!

I'm a fan of always airing on the side of caution, even if you don't foresee all of the allotted expense being used.

My family and I actually just air bnb a house in Ojai, CA. a few weeks ago where the property owner did the exact same thing.

If it's a window unit it could help to run a fan in front of it to push the air farther into the room. 

I retired as a Master Sergeant from the Air Force after 20 years and 7 months of honorable service. 

I wanted to just ask if there were any rental owners out there that are using the Air BnB method in the properties they own?

It's quirky I know but the house boats in Garrison Bight and spread around the area were really what attracted me as air bnb (which didn't exist at the time) places.