I'm not satisfied with not filing the rental in an LLC simply because it's more simple and might cost me an additional filing fee .

You could simply let them know that your schedule is busy and they need to schedule a time with you in advance. 

Hey @Jonathan Sanchez, a lot will depend on your area.If you are buying in a saturated area with lots of competition, then using an aggregator like Pricelabs to help make your pricing accurate is handy.If you are in an area that has less, then simply looking at nearby properties that are similar to yours on VRBO and AirBNB.

I've tried to give them the benefit of the doubt, but they do not learn from their mistakes and simply bury their heads in the sand.

Otherwise, as some have erroneously concluded, you're "just moving money around".

However, the most effective method is to simply tell the tenant that they'll need to provide proof of insurance prior to or on the day 1 of the start of the lease, otherwise the keys will not be provided to them.

Ha, hosts anywhere could apply this to their region simply by changing a few verbs and nouns.

I do all the expenses (simply because that is easier than me communicating with Bookeeper every time I have a charge) and she does inputs on monthly statements, balance tracking, basis, loans (7 loans), and reconciliation. 

I'm not sure why not - one of the great parts about real estate investing is that you can build a team around you for aspects you aren't as strong at or simply want to delegate to someone/expert and do the others yourself - look up "Core 4" for example - where you can have an agent, lender, manager, contractor all at once for your investments and can theoretically just let them do all the interactive work

You accused me of a lot of things here my man… a lot of things that simply not true.