If you ever have a situation where your On Island Agent has to have interaction with your guests, you have to keep in mind this person is representing you. 

Assuming you are sticking to code and getting all the necessary permits, your costs could be higher than you anticipate. 

Largely is because renters are not going to watch their electricity usage patterns, which makes it is hard to dial in the right system config to anticipate the load.

We really like our new property management but we didn’t anticipate the house being empty for so long because the fleas were having a hard time being exterminated .However we will be bringing in $2100 rent  on this house and I feel that once a tenant in place I would like to negotiate to a lower fee as it seems the “ GM” part of the job will be over for the most part. 

Given the current macro-economic climate, many people (myself included) anticipate a significant draw down in the US housing market (and economy as a whole) over the next 12-18 months.

That profit was eaten up by the valuation of the asset being off, and finding the borrower for DIL was longer than anticipated.

And anticipated LTV.

I would anticipate roughly 20-40k depending on how deep you have to go.

The companies we've interacted with have all been very professional, and they have appreciated being treated respectfully and professionally in return. 

Third, any interaction, especially sales, has the ability to be predatory if you're a predator.