I run my own small pressure washing/handyman business on the side while I was working full time over the summer doing plumbing and electrical.

There isn't a need to message through AirBNB at any point. well I dont see where they post their website on air bnb  and I dont have instra gram or know how that works. so to me they are quite anonymous..

Like a lot of new investors you are probably feeling pressure to acquire real estate which can unfortunately lead to bad investment decisions.

Get a job working at a bar a few nights a week, buy a pressure washer and go door knocking to pressure wash driveways and decks (for example, does not have to be that), and be an agent that hustles, works open houses, goes to RE meetups, networks like crazy, and learns a lot. 

Usual and customary usually refers to outdated but working components, such as old ducts in a house that do not support central air well for lack of returns.

Mold is a common complaint from tenants, particularly those trying to exploit you.Mold is everywhere, even in the air we breathe outside every day.

I would have pressure washed the driveway as well.

Interested in talking with someone with experience in Air BNB in the lakes region. 

The increased pressure on the housing market may mean landlords see a greater number of applicants with difficult rental histories.However, all is not lost.

But we do have a few other things we didn't have ten years ago: A historic housing shortage caused by 15 years of under-development and driven by a demographic shift (demographic changes are as predictable as time itself), very high purchase and rental demand, and continued upward pressure on rents and prices.I agree with you that in many ways it has gotten harder to invest.