Quote from @Makan A Tabrizi: Do you find flat paint to be easier to wipe down?

There's current fire fighting and there's clean up.

For short-term rentals (STRs), the 100-hour rule may be an easier path.

Instead of flipping the house, I should have wholesaled it—cleaning it out and listing it for another investor to take on the renovation.

We would have preferred to work with them within reason to make it a quicker and easier process.

Trying to run a successful PMC is difficult but trying to run multiple companies - VR, Annual, cleaning, and landscaping is probably going to give you an aneurism.

would be great if you can share key ideas here or would be more than happy to connect with you and discuss (if easier).Thanks!

Let's say you spent a month on the initial preparation: cleaning, painting, shopping for furnishings, assembling IKEA furniture and so on.

They handle everything—guest communication, pricing optimization, cleaning coordination, and maintenance—allowing you to focus on scaling or other priorities.While you pay a percentage of your revenue, the time and stress saved often outweigh the cost, especially with larger portfolios.

There are more complicated strategies to maximize larger listings that involve having like multiple listings for same property and do individual room rentals when it is slower and then for larger length stays, larger groups, and more desirable dates you'd book the whole space, but I think its easier to just do two separate.