More doors, more headaches, especially when you are in the mode of just getting more and not more good doors.

There are a lot of different ways to deploy that $300K (or keep a larger chunk in cash for safety). 

Deal sourcing-  if you’re willing to search regionally, don’t ask anyone to sell that isn’t already in a sale mode. “ No marketing.”

Smart TV with Guest mode.

You just can't beat the simplicity and it is the most hands-off business model I can think of maybe short of just holding the note.

Every so often I will look at my listing in private or incognito mode to make sure it's showing up to the general public.Closer to their stay, I text guests (who want it) a guest book that I put together with local restaurants, things to do, parking, etc. 

Do better rehabs.  100% agreed mate,Safety comes in the volume.Something that I've "preached" for many years.It's not worth the time, money or even risk buying 1 or 2 or even 3 properties unless an investor has a growth type mindset and a will to scale to 10+.It's very simple, you own 1 and it goes vacant.That's a 100% impact on your income.You own 10 and 1-2 to go vacant.That's only a 10-20% impact on your income.It's also a very high likelihood that problems will always exist with 1 or 2 properties at any given moment...Plus, such markets (Ohio and Michigan) don't appreciate as much as many others like a Texas and Florida for example.Michigan and Ohio are slow movers and only recently (10+ years later) caught up to some of the other "higher flying" markets from a yearly growth percentage.Much success

To me, safety is relative.

But you want to build a financial safety net for them.  2.  

This property I previously modeled is now active for $1.789M, if you check the model I was at $1.75M.