The first thing I would do in your shoes is call the PM company and get somebody to explain to you how they justify $200 to replace an air filter.I've never seen anything this egregious, but this is precisely why I do not use a PM company.  

I am an Air Force Academy grad and bought a property in SoCal but looking to start off in Idaho to invest the money I have been saving for some time now.

@Ryan Evans - Love the air mattress, I assume this is your life of luxury currently!

I'm a fan of always airing on the side of caution, even if you don't foresee all of the allotted expense being used.

Fueled mostly by our enjoyment of renovating and turning a dump into a diamond as well as not enjoying the pressure applied by the recession!

My family and I actually just air bnb a house in Ojai, CA. a few weeks ago where the property owner did the exact same thing.

If it's a window unit it could help to run a fan in front of it to push the air farther into the room. 

I retired as a Master Sergeant from the Air Force after 20 years and 7 months of honorable service. 

If the recession is long and deep you may realize some pressures to lower rents but if that happens then I'm not sure where you could invest that would survive that type of recession.  

I wanted to just ask if there were any rental owners out there that are using the Air BnB method in the properties they own?