You don’t have to deal with the repair calls or the sob stories. 

In fact, i use it on every booking, not just direct, as I have heard too many stories of Airbnb not paying for damages or not paying enough.

Congrats and thank you for sharing your story!

I've read so many horror stories on this forum about terrible PMs. 

Long story short, as others have advised, attend local REI meet-ups to connect with your team, vet them, and begin your process.

Long story short, all this means a net negative cashflow. 

A tenant complaining online might indicate that the property manager handled them appropriately, so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.7.

If you do all of that and more its a great set up and I can appreciate that but as a banker for over 19 years I have heard a lot of war stories of lead companies or lender finder websites failing customers.

Since downtown development land goes for $30 million/acre, $100k imposed by the progressive city government for a 40 story building permit is a minor annoyance.

SFR houses will only appraise based on comps.So unless someone was paying cash you can't get more than they appraise for.The camp ground is a different story.