Fortunately, it's the same here as it is for ALL personal relationships: transparency, consistency, and authenticity!

There have been multiple delays and price escalations from the home builder and very poor communication.

However, make sure to communicate any noise policies to guests to maintain good relations with neighbors.Pricing Strategy: Research similar properties in the area to set competitive pricing.

Our agent is communicating to us that the market is simply slow right now, and that we need to be patient.

Also, we just launched a new vacation rental management division with the goal of offering owners and guests, consistently superlative service.  

I'm starting to lean towards this having enough problems that despite the massive monthly cost savings, this program just is not consistent and reliable enough if this is your business instead of a hobby.

I think Johnson county, KS area would bring me better tenants and appreciation will be more consistent... are there other areas grow significantly in Kansas City metro?

I'm also using my own VAs to manage my cold calling (communication with buyers and sellers), admin tasks, and social media.

There are good sponsors that have a bad deal but what I have seen typically is the sponsor lacks significant experience - they have experience in marketing and raising money - which is not hard when you are promoting 15%-40% returns that clearly were not achievable on a consistent basis. 

This team consists of an Investor Focused Agent, Lender, Contractor, and PM.Read this article on the "core 4".