Mine can set door codes, message (or call) guests, schedule cleaners, adjust the thermostat, monitor my cameras, & call a plumber just as easily as a local PM can, for 1% of the costI wrote much more about leveraging offshore assistants in this post here.

Tip #1 - self-manage #2- find a reliable cleaner #3-earn five star reviews #4- follow this forum on BP. 

I think maybe a cleaner way to handle this would be to offer "Bob" a fixed return on their investment every year without them having any ownership of the properties.Not sure if anyone in here has invested with someone else in the UK but I'd be be very grateful if anyone has experience of doing the above and would be happy to share.Thanks in advance for your help.Andre

If I wanted to give my cleaners bonuses for five star reviews or Christmas bonuses is that a deductible expense?

Back in the 60s when people sold vacuum cleaners by knocking on doors, it was accepted then.

That may also make the lending scenario a bit cleaner from a lending perspective, and it would give you two properties to leverage against, should you want to sell one to shore of up capital in the future.

Make a goal to hand out so many biz cards per day to your dry cleaner, the guy in the line at the grocery store - talk to everyone.

I have been looking around for any cleaners that do a DEEP clean in the area and was wondering if anyone had any good recommendations.

As an STR, you can utilize sites such as AirDNA to get an idea of what occupancy rates are/projected revenue.From there, I would add take into consideration of finding a cleaner, how much is that going to cost, and other expenses relating to that.  

If there are multiple offers you can utilize the seller's agent thus they will be more motivated to work with you to make a cleaner deal.Spend time on how to analyze deals and what makes a great deal possible.