Very generally speaking the areas of Hartford and New Haven where you can hope to attract qualified tenants (assuming that is your goal) are very expensive because most of the people with something to lose that live in these cities generally live in 2 or 3 areas.

Bite the bullet of $100 for photos, fill the unit quickly and you won't lose $1800 for another month being vacant.

Mailing/emailing a notice to "start the clock" doesn't cost much and should be done to NOT lose time if tenant doesn't pay.

There is a point where investing more loses money.  3.  

if you buy a random property in a neighborhood you've never been to and turn it over to people you don't know you'll just lose money.not trying to be negative, trying to protect you and your hard earned cash.

On top of that wholesalers by and large are very inexperienced and or pretty slick.. this is a perfect set up to lose money as well.  

@Tonya EnglishWithout a clear understanding of what this company does (or more accurately, does not do), the payment seems excessive compared to other services in the market."

The math for investing was pretty obvious to everybody that it would be hard to lose money by buying a home for 50% to 70% of the rebuild cost.

You cannot wait for an owner to fix things, you will lose bookings.#10 CONTRACT - make sure what you are doing STR is listed in the contract - typically in the addendum section.   

This is getting out of hand and many of us could stand to lose a lot of money here.