Rookies simply put in SEC 8 or Eden.

Those guest protection policies for most other channel managers are simply priced as a flat rate <$100 per stay insurance policy.

From there, there still may be operational issues such as the  property being too seasonal and having a bad weather season or the market simply losing popularity.

@Jim Witten  I think his concern may be that he could get cut out of the deal if you don't sign a listing agreement with him.I probably wouldn't sign the agreement, but I would sign a letter saying I agree to pay him x% if his client buys my property.Regardless, I wouldn't let this opportunity slip by without checking it out first.

Is that so cut to 50% as it is a house hack?

Even if it's not as good as you'd like simply hang on and then refi later down the road as interest rates come down with time.

I’m aware that money is likely going to be spent but, assuming it doesn’t, then can you still make tax free cash flow simply off of the recurring deductions like interest, management, hoa, utilities, taxes, insurance and depreciation? 

Cutting corners to save time might seem like a good idea, but it can lead to expensive repairs later on.

My new tenant was moving in soon, and I didn't have weeks for the granite crew to come and make a template, go back to the shop and cut the granite, etc. 

You can do your business your way which has predominantly been telling everyone (through a lot of good posts, but also a lot of cut and paste posts) to do it the way you do it, which does work for some, but also does not work for many others because they don't put the work in.The reason I have always thought you were selling is because you always are.