Start as a co-host and work under a vacation rental management company in the area to learn the ropes.

I'm in Florida and self manage and can't find this type of form in the PRO member landlord forms package.

Less risk as far as a debt note, that's true, but debt is not the only risk to be managed.

If you self manage short-term rentals it's well within reach. 

On a more enterprise scale, I employ RevMax software as well as a fractional revenue manager who looks at the prices daily on a market level and a comp set level. 

I say that because every decent legit place I know of in market, yes offers the option of doing just tenant placement, for self-managing. 

Not only do some landlords allow their personal and political ideology to be in the mix, but many do not understand how to manage this population.

If you don't have the relationships, hire someone who does.This is why Brian Burke can go “large corporate” while I have to stay “small private”; he has the ability to MANAGE PEOPLE that I do not.  

They agreed to pay in accordance to the lease and failure to manage to the lease is the #1 reason why landlords fail (Source: American Apartment Owners Assn).Cowboy up and stop having the tenant control your ROI.Best.

Even better if you can work for a property manager or real estate compnay.