It just makes life easier - they shop a variety of insurers and are more easily able to compare apples to apples because they know how the various companies present coverages.

There will always be demand in the market (it's not like some covid markets that could disappear as vacation destinations almost entirely over the next decade), and the regulation risk is as near to zero as you can get in this industry so long as you buy in the approved tourist zones (again, compared to some smaller/less mature markets where they could outlaw STRs tomorrow).For short period cash flow there are better options. 

Electric heating compared to gas heating is much more expensive, so if the tenant is going to use it, definitely have them pay for it.

.• No entity to close in: Though an LLC/entity is not a must-have, it's a nice-to-have prior to seeking financing.

Not the best sign when 2 people jumping in on the forums to vouch for them have no prior posts.

You do have to be able to front the cash prior to each draw, but other than that they've been good to work with 

While Reonomy is not comparable as it's for commercial properties, Propstream is. 

Document the time you spent on the property compared to others, especially if you’re trying to qualify under the “100 hours and more than anyone else” test.

Case and point today we spent 6 hours onboarding a new house in Kissimmee (outside orlando) whose prior cleaners did not care.  

But there are also some real challenges, like dealing with lower tenant quality on average, the extra red tape, annual inspections, and the longer time it takes to get tenants placed compared to the open market.