You have to be very selective and careful when you outsource.

Save tiime and effort by outsourcing the labor.

But that all takes work, and you better believe it at first you will need to do all of those things in order to get going, unless you already have a lot of cash to where you can outsource all those things.The people who will be rewarded are the ones who will do things that others won't do...

Real estate can be a part-time venture if you have funds to invest into systems, outsourcing, major marketing, etc.

Has anyone ever tried outsourcing this?

I even put together big clear plastic bins full of supplies so my cleaner would have a big inventory of supplies to start with.Re: #2, check out Evolve Vacation Rentals if you want to outsource this.

But as the saying goes: “Dig your well before your thirsty.”Stay on it, increase your income streams to leverage and outsource as much as possible at any given time and never give up!

What are your thoughts on outsourcing? 

Sometimes I think about cubicles, performance reviews, efficiency studies, reorganizations, downsizing, rightsizing, outsourcing, customer surveys, politics, employee surveys, budget reductions, 2% pay increases, mission statements, vision statements, presentations, progress reports, staff meeting, commuting, etc.

Figure out where is the disconnect between the "self-manage" and "outsource" camps.