With short term rentals, you tend to take a larger cut as there are many things involved in the day to day upkeep, think 12-25%.

Start cutting the favoritism, the golden net's, remove hurdles for small business launch, remove corporate favoritism and watch things correct themself. 

It’s flexible and can help you fund deals quickly.Lease Options: Similar to “rent-to-own,” you control a property with minimal upfront costs and can potentially get a cut of the appreciation if you decide to buy it later.Lines of Credit: If you already own a property with equity, a HELOC or business line of credit can give you accessible funds for down payments or renovation costs.House Hacking: This might sound basic, but if you haven’t tried it, it can be a fast track to building up rental income and experience without a ton of cash down.

If you have a high paying job it sounds like you may need to focus on cutting some expenses.2) Depends on what your current mortgage rate and LTV is.

Instead of cutting your market in half, I recommend finding ways to allow pets while reducing risk and increasing income.I allow fish tanks up to 20 gallons (275 pounds). 

Is that so cut to 50% as it is a house hack?

So if you want to cut out that commission - sorry, hasn't worked.

Cutting corners to save time might seem like a good idea, but it can lead to expensive repairs later on.

My new tenant was moving in soon, and I didn't have weeks for the granite crew to come and make a template, go back to the shop and cut the granite, etc. 

My only experience is with non-payment of rent, and to me that's very cut and dry.