I shrug my shoulders and simply say "if that's how you want to think of it" and let it go.  

They didn't have any idea of the local market so we missed out on bookings because they priced our listing too high during the shoulder seasons.

Your head and shoulders above many other people getting started.

As for creating a buyers list, what I have been doing is this... 1) Ask realtor if she knows of any investors who are actively interested/seeking to buy properties. 2) Networking at local real estate clubs and seeing what you can find out from rubbing shoulders, and potentially finding a mentor/partner with connections.

So if you are concerned, you should be, that's the little guy sitting on your shoulder looking out for you!.

This will determine how you proceed with your decisions on how you operate it.My personal goal for an area with a definite high season and longer shoulder season is to make sure I can cover my total annual expenses during the high season when I know I'll get the bookings.

Honestly the last 6 months of my life have been so crazy, not knowing when roommates are going to pay and then I had just gotten shoulder surgery so I wasn’t able to work full time and that really put me in a bind.

I joined BP because my husband got tired of me looking over his shoulder on his account

Thanks for advice.I'm sure you're a lovely person, but I just want to grab you by the shoulders and violently shake you until you wake up.You are the victim.

I think I'm just looking for a shoulder to cry on, but crazy stuff.