If the amenities make the fees worth it, then it may not be a bad deal.

The bad news is that now I am providing a service that cna be easily offered by a local realtor.

VRBO needs a facelift, badly. 

@Mohit Khanna do a little research and you'll find most of the hot markets of the last 3-5 years have been overbuilt and are now experiencing declining prices.Could be a good time to buy, you don't know when they'll bottom out.Much of Texas and the southeastern states are also getting hammered with bad weather more & more.

Point is that you can treat all parties fairly, but there could be some seller’s remorse especially if you do a good job at increasing the value.  

It will probably not be quick, and they will take a percentage of what they collect, but you won't be throwing good money after bad.  

@Heather Loyal  that's too bad I was hoping for expansion and more platforms competing but for owners they don't have much info online.

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

Suggest saving the money though, for possible emergencies, and then paying down the loan at the refinance closing.This may take 12-24 months, so how badly do you want to invest to build wealth?

Had I set better expectations from the beginning maybe my experience wouldn't have been as bad.