Like the push to get tiny houses accepted and zoning changed,   a "cleanly well run rooming house" business model has yet to get much muninicipal acceptance tracktion.  

Similar to Elecric Vehicles in my mind......sounds great but way too many issues.....I have an off-grid house where I personally installed solar, but the nearest power poles were too far away, and the cost to me to bring power in would have been a huge deal-breaker. 

Proactive, I do not have to ask them for information, they run annual rent analyses to increase rent appropriately, and they get after repairs.

Two part question: I am just about ready to get my first STR up and running and am looking for advice on anywhere else I should be listing the property besides the obvious Airbnb/VRBO.

Run an Opco/Propco model.If your business utilizes real estate as part of ongoing operations you can get all the tax benefits of active RE by having the building purchase and hold the RE.3.

In my experience, you are thinking through this correctly.I've heard lawyers say, if the loan is in your name (which it has to be for conventional) and the deed is in the LLC, you aren't treating the business as an independent entity and in a severe lawsuit, the corporate veil is pierced and the LLC can be thrown out.I agree that one of the best defenses is to run your properties well. 

It's true that you make your money with appreciation and not cash flow, in the long run.

-Basically it appears they have run out of money to pay investors back.

Here you would sell to someone that can run their business form the home or the garage/workshop if that’s allowed by local code. 

Credit card debt can be a double edge sword because after the zero interest teaser rate runs out, you really have problems.