@Joseph Barnes ,Something you'll need understand about being a landlord versus being a short term rental host is that as a STR host you're crossing over into another industry: hospitality, on top of being a property owner.A short term rental is expected to be fully furnished as well as fully stocked with a coffee brewer, pots, pans, utensils, dishes, cups / glasses, flatware, towels, soap / shampoo, other bath items, bed linens, ... even some basic food items like breakfast cereals, canned items, etc.

Okay, I'm off my soap box. 

If I bathed my dog everyday she would smell like whatever shampoo I used just the same as we humans shower daily to keep ourselves smelling like the soap and shampoo we use.

Short term rentals will need to be fully furnished, with linens and towels, kitchen implements, plus consumables like soap, toilet paper, etc. 

Global money will chase yield, and CA still looks plenty attractive to international investors.

Our renters ran dish soap in the dishwasher and you know how that goes...

The only people who truly get "mailbox money" are those who own the note (mortgage) or investors in a syndication (money lending).Sorry, I'll get off my soap box now lol...Best,

Make sure the tenants know how little soap to use in the new machines.

Is it dirt and soap scum?

Murphays Oil Soap for Cleaning hardwoods.