It allowed me to differentiate myself in my market (Mystic, CT) and flip between Airbnb weekend stays and longer stays for Traveling Nurses.

Here's an article about this topic by one of our speakers, @Natalie Kolodij: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/write-off-bpcon-travel-as...We hope to see you in Cancun! 

10% is probably a little steep, and like John said, a flat fee may be more reasonable.Setting up a proper STR is not cheap, but once you are set up properly, you deal with routine breakage.I recommend managing yourself and saving the 20% personally, getting a rockstar cleaning team and a reliable handy person, using something like Hospitable that can help automate messaging when listing, and reading the book from the bookstore here called Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth.

I travel to the market spend a few days with them want to meet their crews and their family etc..

Hi there, when my family and I travel, we simultaneously use that trip to look at potential investment properties.

Good mixture of travelers for the hospital systems, university, state workers and employers like GM.

I am able to travel north into JC easily but towards Asheville and anywhere south is impossible as the bridges have all been washed away. 

In the spring I traveled to Boston for a Sixers v.

Bummer. he can sell it no problem just cant get title insurance.. so unless your buying it to flip who cares just buy it and enjoy it.. and during that process just sue for quiet title.. take some money and time but that would clear up the title. there is a very prominent BP member that buys tax sale and other title issue props in SC he gets them so cheap because you cant get title insurance at least at the time he buys them and then just rents them out.. its a winner.. no one will ever come back on him or you ..

So we market to families and groups traveling for the bike trail.