Quote from @Grant Francke: For those with using Buildium for property management software, do you use Buildium's public site or do you use a website you have made and maintain?

STR's, if done right, are viable long term investments meant to cash flow at a reasonable enough level to properly maintain and improve them. 

They will read that if the borrower does this:    Fails to pay tax's,  Fails to maintain the property ( commits waste) , fails to provide insurance  or ALIENATES the title..

I have had thoughts and considerations of doing such a thing for some time but wondered would it be something worth doing, as in people would use it, find value in it, enough to offset the time and investment of self into creating and maintaining it. 

This is usually the case if past owners did a poor job maintaining, and just hired the cheapest neighborhood handyman to patch everything. 

Each part of the supply chain will raise prices to maintain their margins.

Quote from @Levi Perl: The purpose of background screening is to determine a level of risk, and then you decide if you can mitigate that risk.How does a DUI conviction from three years ago impact the tenant's ability to pay rent or maintain the property?

You can grow your portfolio, maintain manageable risks, and still see some solid returns.

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

If it’s in an LLCs name it s protected if maintained correctly.