so we didn't see rent on that unit until we got a new property manager involved, and so we are still digging out from the lost rent and back utility payments.

Sometimes, a deal looks great on paper for a flip, but as you dig deeper, you realize the numbers might not line up as expected.

Profile here for reference: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/amyb289It stood out as oddly out of place to me to the point where I recalled it and was able to dig it up tonight.Anyway, again...

As for pricing, if you dig deep you'll find that Hostaway costs about $50/mo per unit but all that is on a "case by case" basis. 

Always dig deeper into the numbers (cash flow, CapEx, etc.) before making any decisions. 2% is my norm :) Are these section 8? 

If that's a no brainer answer, then you know enough to keep digging.

For one of my multi-family properties, I chose to dig my toes in the sand and make extra payments on the principal until it was paid off. 

Like @Tyler Tapley mentioned turnkey can be risky, it's a marketing term nowadays so I would definitely dig deeper into who it is you're investing with and what type of areas they will put you in, I would go as far to say go out and visit them before investing so you can get a better feel of who they are, where it is they invest and the types of renovations they do. 

My advice is to at the very least have *some* exposure to this emerging asset class and start to dig down the rabbit hole.

Anyone who has to pay for good reviews, deletes any critical comments and blocks those people, and can't answer any real follow-up questions when someone digs into what their word-salad comment is actually supposed to mean (like when he tried to explain how to handle a due on sale clause on here a few months back, and made up a ridiculous answer that we all called him out on because it was wrong, then he stopped commenting), is a little sketchy IMO.