if it can all be handled remotely, maybe a virtual assistant?

If you have any concerns that payment won't be 100% collected prior, then go with 100% at time of booking.The beauty of having a smart lock where you can disable a code remotely!

I truly didn't mind if they had bought a home as I would have let them manage remotely.

Pre-Payment is feature and advantage.

I noticed your post was in the out-of-state investing forum, are you remotely investing?

* What features do you wish you had in your current tools?

I would say the current CRE conditions & remote world is way more responsible for it than people figure.

While there are paid plans with more features, the free version is useful for basic analysis and getting a good overview of a property's potential.3.

The key features that make it more efficient that are hard to replicate else where is that the interest is simple interest similar to commercial loans (rate/365Xbalance daily), there’s a 20 day grace period before the prior period’s accrued interest is billed/added to your balance outstanding so you can keep chipping away at your daily principal balance with your deposits from days 1-19th each month before prior month’s interest is even billed (on the 20th/21st usually).The current CMT or constant maturity treasury index is less volatile than prime index that most heloc’s are based on (most bank commercial lines are based on 3-5 year FHLB + 225-275 BPS or 2.25-2.75% margin).

Won't do it just for more moneyGo to the Short-Term Rental forum and read up on rental arbitrage, or use the search feature (magnifying glass).