I called VRBO CS and they told me that this woman actually reported my profile. 

Keep in mind your mortgage pricing/rate may change by doing this, so good to loop in your lender early on to let them know your intentions. 

It'll likely pick up again at some point, I'm hoping that this summer will be much better than last year was. 

After a couple of weeks, I gave up and hired a prominent local Realtor.If this is your situation, I'd look at one of two options:  1) Figuring out how to make it work as an owner 2) Sell and take the loss.

This depends on many things specific to each investor. 

Is this a new build?  

I have had a lot of luck in doing this.

Remember this Acronym:T- TaxesI- InsuranceM- ManagementM- MaintenanceU- UtilitiesR-Reserves

See what others are renting for, the price yours accordingly.You can't do this once and know the market.

In all seriousness, if this is the start of a budding STR business for you, your parents should understand.