For the next 10 months (40 weeks) you spend a fairly reasonable 5 hours a week marketing, communicating with guests and your property manager and bookkeeping.

So I would suggest keeping your STR property geographically close and doing as much as possible to keep your profit% high as possible.As far as the actual house you use, I would just say - be honest, be fair and strive for the best area, most amenities, cleanest house, best communication, and any other extras you can get.

There were a few hiccups which were resolved quickly and communication has been good overall. 

Have never received a distribution and It’s extremely difficult to get communication and financials. 

We are hoping to streamline tenant communications, maintenance requests, and payment records. 

lol it was a lot of communication and laying out upfront what we wanted/needed from the deal and then making sure it was all written out in the paperwork.

I now also offer limited service where I do the guest communications, marketing, and pricing. 

Communicating timelines and expectations upfront can help prevent losing good prospects to other properties.I'd say it's a potential red flag if they want to sign the lease without viewing it.

I started communicating the details to the current property management company which has a great reputation.

The problem is we have so many mom and pop landlords and there is no central system to communicate new laws.