For future reference, I would probably change the title to something more relevant to the question however, a lot of people that might have good feedback for you will probably skip the thread if they don't have anything to do with managing a beach VR

@Rush Wall Yeah, I’m a little nervous about it being out of state trying to pick up a VR.

I’ve listened to all 300 of them, I’m in the VR business, and I did not like or agree with this podcast.

:) I have owned 2 successful VR's in Tahoe if you ever want to chat further.

While our VR functions as a nightly rental, we wanted to "do the right thing" after the fires and offer the home to fire evacuees.

I was unaware of reality of this prior to purchasing the vr, I thought it would be more passive (because I was using a management company).....but I learned quickly it was a business (I was always thinking how to increase income, decrease expenses, reposition, etc.).

You may pay a small amount to a 'virtual agent' in the phillipines to walk through and look at dozens of properties for you using VR technology.

Let me know if you need any help with your VR. 

You question probably requires a longer answer and some more context to your situation but I welcome you check out a few BP blogs I posted regarding STR/VR's here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10042-vacation... 

My husband & I are very serious about purchasing a VR (looking into condos and cabins) in the Gatlinburg TN area.