They have a MAJOR conflict of interest - they don't get paid until they place a tenant, yet they have ZERO liability for the performance of that tenant.If you hire an agent, you better make sure you retain control over screening & approval.

Don't they report on their historical returns and then say that past performance doesn't guarantee future yada yada yada? 

@Darrell Kirby, the typical sales contract in my state would provide for 2 basic possibilities if a buyer didn't perform according to the contract. 1.

I have worked with EasyStreet in the past and have closed loans for my clients using their program.At this time, I am currently using a different program for short-term rental purchases and it has been performing really well this year.

@Lauren DiMeoRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

The average person should be able to read a law/code/statute and understand what actions are illegal for him/her to perform.

As a real estate agent in Florida I am not aware of any laws in place here that make it illegal to perform rental arbitrage on airbnbs.

The duplex I got using my VA is by far the best-performing one on a cash-on-cash return since I didn't have to put a downpayment. 

To me it was 100% accurate and about 90% a full discussion on the topic.  

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