Rent and condo fees (if applicable ) are regular, insurance and property taxes are once a year, repairs are random and (hopefully) infrequent.

For example, if you check Airbnb's (the company) online reviews whether BBB or the app store, you'll see it's low and that's because a bunch of guests who don't get refunds or hosts who are mad are leaving reviews.Maybe a better question: how to vet a title company?

Make sure to have clear documentation of regular, on time rent payments and the agreement clearly laid out.

But then you mention fins so that suggests a regular window.

He used to be a regular contributer on the BP forums.

When I managed properties the owner would regularly call me in his office.... why did we spend $1/sqft to paint this apartment, why did we replace a fridge, what does it cost $2500 to do a simple make-ready on a 1 bedroom luxury apartment?

In a loose sense, I would call any lender a "partner" too, since they will require not only your monthly payments, and will require regular reporting as well on the operations of the property (but this is a more semantic and philosophical discussion).But, ways you can try to come up with that money: refi your home and/or investment properties.  

Provide high value for money is the key.Also, join the Kentucky State Airbnb Host Community on FB.

If there was only one host, I'd be elsewhere. 

While Palm Springs does have an established STR market, the city runs a tight ship and imposes strict regulations and fees on hosts.