Here's a list of tools you can use to automate rent collection and other aspects of your business.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Which can be done with algorithm hacks and profile optimization on multiple platforms.

It is seldom that a personal home is an optimal rental property.  

But touting the fee and inspection “for guest safety” but not inspecting and only collecting the fee is terribly dishonest and a sham, as you already mentioned.

Both companies expect to benefit from optimized capital allocation and simpler operations as they focus on their core strengths in the post-spinoff phase.

With exception of one mentor who I greatly admire and respect, I have spent 1000's over the years on RE courses collectively and not experienced this kind of support, encouragement or expertise without having to pay quite a bit for it.

Hmmm... lets think about this and list just a few things that you are paying them for... tenant communication, owner communication, managing expenses, maintenance concerns, vendor communication, negotiating vendor pricing, rent collections, accounts payable, accounts receivable, tenant procurement, 3-day notices, 7-day notices, 1099s, accounting, and 24/7/365 MANAGEMENT OF YOUR PROPERTY, for pennies of the rent...

What if they have collections or judgments?

We were looking into stayfi as means to collect info.