It sounds like you are pretty big and you already have your own ecosystem.

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

Your journey into short-term rentals sounds like an exciting shift—I can feel your energy for taking on a new challenge. 

Awesome man, that sounds like a sick project.

It is difficult to give you sound advice without knowing much about you.  

Sounds like you learned a ton along the way.

Then it sounds like you have a good case but just be cautioned that plenty of good cases end up big losers in court.

I would like to know more about ways to use OPM  The only way to determine if the home is going to cost you a lot down the road is by determining the age of the mechanical systems & if the structure of the home is sound. 

You purchase title insurance in case there is a lien they missed.It sounds like you merely defaulted on the contract.

Sounds like you had a great tenant.