And I'm sure that's because some people direct book, others use Airbnb, etc.

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.Here's a guide that teaches you how to analyze a property.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rental-property-cash-flow...Finding deal that cash flow is the easy part.

How many struggle in there bookings, to find way around, ask "what is this corn-dog like thing"..... 

I definitely agree that it's so easy to fall in the trap of paralysis analysis and reading books and listening to podcasts.

You can even connect with local HR teams and offer small referral bonuses to get more bookings.

The booking payout was for $1495.00. 

Finally, BP has various tools available to help you analyze your deals (rental, flips, wholesale, etc), feel free to use them: https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators Please let me know if I can help, and best of luck!

We have had work crews from a local lab and solar farm (separate bookings, obviously) for 3-8 weeks that rent the whole house in the offseason.

Only enroll in coaching if you've read a handful of multifamily investing books that has given you a baseline.

Approving an application typically means the tenant meets your criteria and is a good fit, but it doesn’t have to be a final commitment to rent.