I decided to go ahead with it.  

Ahead of Manhatten, LA, San Francisco. 

@Celine Li I am curious if, before posting this, you clicked on the search function in top right, and tried looking up this subject/ answer/ question???? 

No hidden fees.3) Proactive maintenance—Getting ahead of the problem is so important to save time and money for ourselves, the clients, and the residents.

I couldn't map the information no matter how hard I tried to click and change values. 

Shadiness becomes an issue here when something goes wrong and shady people will put their own interests ahead of yours.

First off, it sounds like you trusted your instincts but still went ahead, which shows you’re a decision-maker.

In our minds, we come out ahead as we get exatly what we've been looking for.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

The guests that booked through Booking.com, who did not cancel ahead of their check-in date, were good guests, but we didn't receive near the response rate for guest feedback that we do from Airbnb and VRBO.