It gets cleaned after each and every booking ($50), so it's super well maintained, but it's beginning to feel like almost a regular thing that it's drained and refilled ($150).

I’ve been listening to audiobooks, reading books, listening to podcasts, joined some FB groups, and this forum. 

Not at all I’m an open book!

David Of course, but you have to add it to your favorites to give me a boost in the algo ;)airbnb.com/h/thevermontaframeYou can also find us at www.thevermontaframe.com which has links to direct booking, VRBO and our social media.

It's calculated from the booking subtotal but excludes the guest service fee and taxes but is automatically deducted from Host payout.

Many owners are also absentee and rely on PM companies to book their properties and cleaners. 

We have seen banks doing extend and pretend with CRE owners and moving to get a lot of this debt off of their books.

What might help you for the next attempt is to read (BP's book written by yours truly--The Hands Off Investor), and network (join a community where investors discuss deals, trade advice and observations--coming soon will be Passive Pockets, an offshoot of BiggerPockets which recently acquired the popular passive investing group Left Field Investors).

I am considering having him book in 1-2 weeks at a time.

You'll end up spending countless hours trying to analyze all the numbers, and in the end you still won't know what house to buy.Our grandparents didn't have all these research tools, podcasts, books, and other resources, and they still managed to invest in real estate.