Thanks, Leehttps://therealdeal.com/2021/12/15/realtor-com-nixes-crime-map-in-effort-to-promote-fair-housing/

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Marketing efforts--- Do they promote themselves on several platforms?

Thanks for sharing the idea that Fix-It-All absorbs water and can promote rot in the wood it contacts.

Syndications are extremely risky investments where one has no control over their investment, no ability to liquidate their investment, no control, no title, and no way of verifying the investment promoter's claims. 

On our end, we do our best to promote direct bookings, so our guests can avoid the OTA fees.

The Assessments levied by the Association shall be used exclusively for payment of Common Expenses including, without limitation (i) the upkeep, maintenance and improvement of the Common Areas and other maintenance obligations set forth in Sections 10.1 and 10.3 below; (ii) maintenance, repair, replacement, and operation of rights-of-way and easements within or immediately adjacent to the Project (e.g. landscaping and sidewalks within the right-of-way of adjoining streets) to the extent that such actions are required by government entities or deemed appropriate by the Board, (iii) promoting the recreation, health, safety and welfare of the Owners and other lawful occupants of Lots within the Property, (iv) payment of property taxes for the Common Area; (v) insurance premiums; (vi) legal and accounting fees; (vii) management fees; (viii) charges for utilities and other services provided to the Common Area by the Association, if any, and for all utility charges paid or incurred by the City and reimbursed by the Association for street lights in the Common Area; (ix) costs to maintain the entrance features, including any electricity, landscaping and irrigation expenses associated therewith; (x) the performance and exercise by the Association of its rights, duties and obligations under the Project Documents, and (xi) maintaining any Stormwater Control Facilities located on portions of Common Areas to the standard required by the governmental entity or agency having jurisdiction over such areas.

Except, for a group that is only putting in 0.5% of the equity, taking 28% of the promote seems very out of market, to me.

2) If you advertise your property for rent at $1300, S8 won't pay the pure rent of $1550 - which would be over market.There are several scammers promoting themselves as S8 gurus online that use questionable means to get around #2 above. 

Might be worth chatting with the great folks at Dirtfish if they would be willing to promote your vacation rental or even package it, they have wealthy clients coming from out of town regularly, and the local hotels are very expensive....any vacation rentals close by would probably make excellent options.