It is certainly beneficial to have someone local that you can call on for these emergency issues but don't see it necessary to have a full time PM in my opinion.

In my experience, allowing these professionals to guide you can be highly beneficial, as they are likely to recommend properties they would be comfortable managing.

Still can be very beneficial for a new investor but personally I think not as good as a service as they had with their exclusive listings where they had inspections already done, rent rolls available, and you can complete the entire offer/acceptance via their platform rather than being handed off to an agent. 

I learned a lot, feel more confident and am pleased with the outcome. 

However, as we delved deeper into the project, we realized that a complete remodel would be more beneficial.

Given all your data on historic pricing, average length of stay, and pricing at the 25th percentile, please let us know if you're able to push up the VRBO chain to speak to a Supervisor (or equivalent) and have them verify the data that supports your position.I can share that calling the VRBO support line: 877-202-4291, identifying yourself & property ID, and requesting a Supervisor politely and repeatedly, can lead to different outcomes.

However, as we delved deeper into the project, we realized that a complete remodel would be more beneficial.

What was the outcome?

The politicians don’t really care the negative outcomes and just want the votes.

The HOA covers all the exterior.What was the outcome?