Quote from @Kevin Brown: Hi,We own and manage two AirBnb's. 

My lease requires professional carpet cleaning, which would cost more than $500 for a home of that size.Yes, it's reasonable to reduce the cost because she was such a long-term tenant.

Even 600k loan at 10% interest costs $165 a day.

If you don't, it can cost you everything!

Your property management company can help once you own the property but up until then you need someone good on your side!!! 

Although I know most sec 8 landlords use it because of the perception of guaranteed rents.As a small home builder I really dont know how they are going to lower the cost of new construction housing unless the govmit subsidizes it somehow.. basically the price of home components are very sticky they only go up. with the xception of lumber that will go  up and down through out the year..

For me the area I was concerned with was estimating costs.

I'm Igor - a revenue management expert with over 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry.

Over estimate the costs and not need them?

I would like to start close to home as I plan to self manage the rental side of it.