I am also looking for information regarding fee structures, and what item's that should be and should not be included in the management fee calculation. 

A STR is both a business and a real estate investment.Having little oversight on a newly formed business would make me anxious also.As others have suggested, you should consider going to the area for the initial items(Purchase, renovation, etc).Once you buy 1-2 properties, you can look to unload these items to someone else.Best of luck

Water heater 12 years to replacement (may need some service before replacement).Recognize many cap ex items are years away.  

If your only way of making money from an item is hoping that in the future someone else will pay more than you did, then that is gambling. 

The resources are abundant - spreadsheets, contracts, tangible items to help you succeed.

We’ve got to separate this type of loss from those in which the 5 items listed above weren’t followed. 

We can't do the inspection until all 3 of those items get installed. 

Of course, developers (sellers) and builders (buyers) have debates a lot on those various line items in the proforma (especially hard and soft costs).

Unfortunately being a rookie I went with an inspector that came from a company that had a solid website and the inspection failed to spot many items.

There are a few items I have no idea about, I'm hoping someone here has some experience in the field and can provide a ball park means of estimate 3 costs:1.