Contrast this with showing up 20 min after networking begins.

A licensed agent, by contrast, has plenty to lose, from his license and livelihood to fines and even imprisonment. 

Just depends on your cash flow and how that compare and contrasts to your cost.

Comparing a FHA loan to a conventional what things differ in contrast when looking to get approved by a lender ?

But contrast to the same scenario let's say criminal records occur within a year or so that's risky for me because there is no space to know if it is a downward spiral vs lesson learned.

Plugging an average 30% management fee into the two examples above, the first owner would see his or her cashflow drop to about $8,000 per year (10% cap and 24% cash-on-cash return), while the second owner would see his or her cashflow go slightly (~$300) negative (6% cap and -1% cash-on-cash return).In contrast, if I were to approach an investor with an idea of a 50/50 JV agreement, where they put up the capital, I take no management fee, and we share equity and cashflow 50%, the first owner would see cashflow of $14,250 per year (38% cash-on-cash return), and the second owner would see cashflow of $3,500 per year (10% cash-on-cash return)--both significantly better than hiring a professional manager.Of course, in the second scenario, I would end up with less cashflow than I would managing the same property at 30% ($14,250 vs. $19,500 for the first and $3,500 vs. $7,200 for the second), but that's OK with me because now I have equity in the property (with a potential infinite rate of return if and when the property is sold).The question:So, would something like this be an equitable arrangement?

If you haven't already refinished the deck, then I would probably go with a complementary, but contrasting color to the siding. 

Contrast that with Cancun International Airport having quick direct flights into a very large number of US cities, followed by a quick motorway commute to your short-term rental. 

In contrast, when interest rates will go up, prices will hopefully go down.

Factor those in when comparing and contrasting markets.Good luck.