Taking the bookings directly can net you more money, take power away from the platforms to issue refunds, and protect you from other platform issues.Once you are set up with the site I recommend making a new forum post about ideas how to increase your conversions. 

I'm Ana Cantu from Dallas, passionate about real estate investing for a few years now and dedicated full time since the beginning of the year.

I've tried all of those, with the exception of Deal Machine, and unless I'm evaluating them unfairly, none meet 100% what I would want in a platform. 

Then it is important to know what is your investment strategy, risk tolerance, and time that you are going to dedicate in the game.

You should definitely call the platform before she does, because whoever calls first is the one who they side with.

We want to experiment with renting by rooms.Here are the pricing we set:Master 150 sq ft (private bathroom) $1100Room 2 120 sq ft (shared bathroom) $1000Room 3 100 sq ft (shared bathroom, 2 walk-in closets) $950Here are the pictures of the house:https://austin.craigslist.org/roo/d/austin-spacious-newly-re...We listed the house on Zillow, Craigslist, FB Marketplace, Roomster, Roomies, TurnoTenant (which broadcasted to over 10 other platforms), Avail, FB groups, etc.

Had it been a Deed of Trust, mortgage, or QCD done on the platform, you would have the documents before the transaction even closes.

@Bill B. for context, the home is in a dedicated STR community, so it's safe to say there's a 0% chance of running into troubles like you mentioned in Oahu or Las Vegas.Also, like I said, those numbers are 100% made up on the spot.

Is anybody tried to work with biggerpockets registered lenders  Is this lender's platform more reputable? 

Those tenants haven't been any more problematic than tenants from any other platform.