I feel your pain. 

Pain in the you know what, but completely within the bounds.

I have taken over paying the utilities myself (autopay) to avoid the $10 bill pay fees and, once the tenant is caught up on utilities, this should also be less of a pain.

It was a pain in the arse to run to Ikea and figure out how to piece together New Laminate wood flooring - $.089/square foot.$300Used 24” oven and apartment size fridge.$900Microwave, Sink, faucet, sink hardware $600Quartz Countertop (one 10 foot slab)$300Electrical Materials: wire, receptacles, lights, etc..$400Baseboard (had it left over from another job so $0, but would have cost around $100)New interior door, wood studs, drywall, mud  $300Paint $100Dump Fees $500Misc stuff I’m probably forgetting $500TOTAL COST $12,500Rehab cost per square foot = $25

Not to mention flipping homes at this price point is a painful proposition.

Not only is it a bit of a pain for the m to log in each time, but because they have the username and password they can technically sign up for paid services like the NFL Ticket or use the Google account in questionable ways. 

We can help you with those pain points via virtual assistants and AI for guest communication, which effectively eliminates about 90% of owner required communication.

The heavy cleaning and repair costs after longer stays are definitely pain points but I've seen my clients make it work by screening the tenants more carefully for MTRs, doing bi-monthly checks to catch issues early, and writing clear lease terms about maintaining the property.

With that said, I kind of wish we had built as we grew a little earlier because retrofitting has been a bit of a pain. :)Best of luck.

It's also making is such a pain because as buyer's agents we have to call and then to just have someone say it's negotiable (it always has been, but has always been decided by the seller) and just offer what you think is right is a disaster.