About half the people I talk to are investors looking in that area.

People should stop applying sale of goods theories to it.    

It usually works out if you have a great property because people will say "wow this is an amazing property for a killer deal" and youll end up with a glowing first few reviews if it pans out. then you are off to the races

A lot of people tend to overcomplicate it.

Section 8 refers to a voucher that some people use to pay for their housing.

I'd like to find honest people who are not going to rip me off.

Team of people watching notifications and contacting guests and if necessary going out to property to address issues.

Or even just use the FB group where people bring deals for a finders fee, you evaluate and then pay a % to a TC to help close the deal.

Most people who complain about Airdna overestimating their revenue think you can just list your house on Airbnb and profits will pour in (South Park understood this fallacy best). 

You need a firm estimate for the remainder of the work as your funds are limited (like most people who don't have an endless amount of money).