the market is unforgiving right now, and if you buy a random property by looking on Zillow and turn it over to people you don't know to manage, you'll lose money.with respect to your specific question, if the property is safe, clean, and priced correctly, it will rent. but that doesn't mean you'll make money on it. 

Glue-Down: Click-lock is DIY-friendly.$1.5-3 per sf.

They develop, they build, they finance, they property manage, they will have HAO, cleaning crew etc. etc. etc. so the subsidiary companies make money every step of the way.From investor perspective: The investor pay $15 K to reserve the right to purchase 25 multiplex over the year of next 5 years. 5 each year.

And a little skepticism that the market would continue to grow at 5% or more on average (it's been ~7% average for the 8 years I've lived here)@Dave Foster I filled out the BP spreadsheet here for the sell or rent decision, and similar to you advice, selling and investing the profits in index funds performs only slightly below being a DIY landlord, making that seem an attractive option. 

We were desperate to get the house cleaned and ready for tenants and hired our PM with hopes that this would be resolved much quicker.

You could make the same amount of money (or more) without the time, stress, or energy required as a DIY Landlord.If you do decide to manage yourself, you need a quick education.

Negative, this is easy DIY. 

., 50% occupancy, $1,000/month net) and factor in cleaning, platform fees, and utilities.

So for the conservative busy professional that just wants to buy a clean house that is the attraction to turn key..

I'm keen to connect with fellow STR owners in the area to gather insights on the ease of finding cleaning services and associated running costs.