I like the idea of short/mid term rentals more then the long term...one big reason is not having to move all of his stuff...or at least being able to take my time.

You find the coolest stuff, Mike!

Had been in the same family since built in 1918 so was absolutely full of stuff!

If all that stuff lines up I go for it.

As far as the professional listing stuff, we don't have pro photos and I wrote all the copy for our listings.

For the ongoing/routine items, I'm less sure - though have a pretty good idea of some routine stuff, like lawn mowing, other things feel like a complete guess, like how many plumbing calls will I'll need per year per unit? 

I personally, being on the NAR Board, at multiples levels of the organization, and being heavily involved on the lobbying/legal side have been way ahead of the curve on this stuff. 

Incidentally, $2k is very reasonable for all the stuff you mentioned.

You a restaurant saying how dare a customer expect there food WITHOUT hair in it, a mechanic saying how dare the customer expect the auto to be fixed when it leaves, a pilot saying how dare the passengers expect you to "fly sober"....  

Luckily I was driving over with my son to move all his stuff from his apartment to a storage unit at WSU so he can move into a single apartment for his grad school work.I was thinking it was the 2 water line screens.