We don't follow the 1%, 2% or 50% ruleWe invest in appreciating market/rent areaInvest in Class A propertiesSelf-Management- Saving management fees and regaining controlLow Vacancies - nothing to dateIn general we follow the south west airlines model.

Furniture, mattresses, pillows, linens, towels, bath mats, soap dispensers, hair dryers, iron, ironing board, vacuum, a FULLY stocked kitchen, TVs, cable, internet, rugs, outdoor furniture, hot tub (maybe?)

I hope that your cleaner thoroughly cleans the bathroom, kitchen, bed, all furniture, vacuums, and mops. 

As for cleaning supplies, I equip the property with a full set of cleaning supplies: vacuum, broom, mop, toilet cleaning brush, scrubbing sponges, and full containers of multi-surface cleaner, floor cleaner, Soft Scrub, and toilet bowl cleaner.

I'm okay with risk, but with each added piece, the idea makes less and less sense to me.STRs are an absolute cash vacuum in year 1 (and 2 in many cases).

I have a four unit building in Lyons, IL, and I just vacuum and sweep every few months.

The answer is that you don't have to go all the way a 4 hour airplane ride away where you can't see or control anything for less than the cost of an airline ticket.

We are on Homes2Go, Booking.com, Google Vacation Rentals, Marriott Homes and Villas, JetBlue Airlines, Allegiant Airlines, and a few more that do not yield much. 

Dealing with people, well this one has always been an issue, I dont have any tolerance for "intellectually impaired" people, after working an airline ticket counter for 12 yrs I have pretty much put the majority of the public in that category, I think i have pretty much seen and heard it all.

problem is the airlines dont keep electronic records for more than 18 months.. this audit was 2 years ago.