My electrician insisted in rewiring my house without ripping out the existing drywall.

I continue to see new platforms promise ease of use, lightning-fast approvals, and streamlined processes.

New investor living in the Bay Area. Want to understand more about tax issues, liability, and asset protection regarding investing in real estate.

I have never had a bad experience with a platform (albeit Airbnb did once threaten to remove me because they thought I was going off platform).  

Listing on multiple platforms does affect ranking by platforms but not as much as you think.  

Would you be better off just writing VRBO a check?

You’ve taken strong steps by hiring a reliable cleaner and listing the property across multiple platforms.

I have been considering reaching out to the seller to see if they are still interested in selling the property and just this week I found a Facebook marketplace posting from the seller trying to sell their home off market because “it became too much for her to maintain alone”. 

It will at least give you an idea if the PMs records are way off what you think they should be.

I've also leveraged their webhooks to automate additional things on my end like setting the thermostat to the appropriate temperature an hour before the guest check-in and turning it off after they check out.