I went through the setup process meticulously like 5 times, and it says everything is fine, support thinks everything is fine, but I don't get any booking.com messages in Hospitable, nor do the automated messages get sent out.It seems like quite the hack/workaround they have set up with booking.com so I'm wondering if it really works reliably at all.No I haven't tried Hospitable yet.... or any third party to help yet because I'm not profiting enough. 

The main issue is your exit is capped so if your costs go up, your profit goes down.

Turnovers and vacancy kill a rentals profitability.

You never get hurt taking a profit.  

During 2020 to 2022 I was fighting to keep my business profitable as materials and labor came in short supply and eventually led to the inflation we're seeing now.

More repair costs because their maintenance team somehow "missed" things during the initial turnover.At this point, I genuinely started wondering what exactly the 15% management fee was for.The Bottom LineLook, I get it—REI Nation is a business, and businesses are here to make a profit.

If the investor would like to sell the property, we will split the profit of what it sells for 60/40 (the investor getting 60% of profit while I receive 40% of profit.)

Take those profits and pay off the rentals.

At over 4000 sq ft, I'm surprised you won't be able to list for a much higher number to net a decent profit, but without knowing more specifics on the house and location, I am speculating here. 

It's not quite as profitable as doing AirBNB yourself, but at least it's a stable income.