The beauty of this is that intermediaries who work with me know that I make “fair” offers based on VERIFIABLE facts, that I follow through with completed deals unless important information was with held or information provided was false, and that there’s absolutely no value in presenting deals to me where the seller/borrower/investor is unrealistic, naive, or otherwise wanting to “test” the market.  

Their system will kick out info, so be careful and verify what you see on there. 

I obviously have no way of verifying whether you own the asset or not, but find it odd that you'd throw away years of attempts at building your reputation and leave BiggerPockets rather than simply shut Melanie up by stating that you own the thing. 

3) Keep Damage protection off but use Hospitable to markup VRBO bookingsGuest VerificationUnlike Airbnb, VRBO does not have a toggle to say if the guest is not highly rated or verified they can't book without approval.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

Aloha @Daniel Kam - most of Kakaako has a 180 day rental minimum, so if you haven't checked with your building association, I recommend you verify what the minimum rental period is for your building.If you are allowed to rent for less than 180 days, you will then need to apply for a GET license, and well as TAT/OTAT and pay the appropriate taxes on a regular basis.  

Don’t just take my word (or anyone else’s) at face value—verify for yourself! 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

So, while on the surface it sounds like you are entitled to your money back, a closer look at the contract and circumstances is needed to verify that.

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?