Seems the landlord should hire a PM co.

Now all hope is not lost, what you could do is bring on a co-gp in the US to partner with where you bring the money and some analyst experience and they bring the other piece of the puzzle that you are missing.

Yes, this is true, but even in states where you can charge more such as Colorado, we still only charge 10%.  10% seems fair and is more agreeable for the clients. 

Our local rental portal (Co Springs) for the MLS is awful, but has a few good comps on there.

They have provided us with actual data quantifying how much a certain amenity adds to your short-term rental revenues.I tell all my STR investors/second-home buyers in Colorado to get a hot tub, for instance, but while I know you do better, it's been hard to put numbers to it.AirDNA's March report has tried to tell us how much more revenue a home with X amenity gets over a home without X amenity.

It was initially a single family home that was renovated and turned into a co-living multifamily asset.

Just sold a duplex at Baylor University and am interested in STR condo in Destin, Gulf Shores Coastal area (family goes every year) or Colorado, or Smokey Mountains seems to be a great place to invest now.   

Hey Darius, I am a loan officer in CO but I am licensed in Colorado, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.

If you've saved enough, trying to house hack a local 2-family in your junior or senior year (maybe with a parent as a cosigner) would be ideal because you can learn landlording and experiment with your friends as tenants.

After I got done laughing, I explained to her that her co-worker is an idiot and if she can show me the law that allows her to change her due date, I would happily change it.