That being said, Zillow is also the primary site in my market for rental searches, especially SFRs, so I have no shortage of tenants seeing my listing when it is available.The one downside, which is minimal, is even though the tenant pays rent through Zillow on first, and I get a notice that rent was paid, it can take 5-ish days to arrive in my bank account.  

This is a lot of land so also keep in mind the logistics of how guests will arrive to their respective sites, parking, guest interaction, etc.

My business partner and I arrived to Moon Palace a couple hours ago!

Arriving today.

Real estate traditionally is on a 16-18 year cycle, so we are arriving now.

Thankfully we don't get to many bookings on VRBO and always respond within 1-3 minutes of the message arriving. 

Add in that our violent crime rate is almost 2x that of Cedar Rapid's, and our property management options are terrible, that is how I arrived at my answer!

However, it is only day 1, so I will have to see how it goes and what other lessons I learn.I did also put together house rules, and go over everything with the tenant upon arrival (I did talk about any "rules" during the final interview to make sure we were both clear on expectations), and provided a written copy.

I arrive the day of to investigate. 

Many arrive at this strategy through paid mentorship, while others settle on the strategy through their own education because its such a  widely discussed strategy with so many industry participants peddling the concept thanks to the low barrier of entry and ancillary services and fees that are generated.