Seemingly minor items like snow & trash removal, lawn care and certain utilities can add instant appeal.

Cleanliness is the first thing guests clock when they step in, and a squeaky clean vibe makes an instant good impression.

As a gesture of goodwill, if *I* screwed up and missed a call or didn't get the small fridge out same day maybe I'd offer a token credit to a good tenant but I"d sure let them know that It's not like I can guarantee that nothing every breaks-- I tell unreasonable tenants I don't have a magic wand to fix everything instantly.

So I have an opportunity to give a bad review before then if I need to.Instantbook- We turn on instant book unless a user has no reviews, in which case it becomes and inquiry which my auto-responder asks for more details from them, like "tell me more about yourself, who is staying, is everyone over 25 years of age, what brings you up to the area".Managing photos - I wish I could find a way to sync photos so I set them in something like Guesty for Hosts and then have them apply on all channels.

You can piggyback off national advertising (think We Buy Ugly Houses), have an instant network of support, and don't need to learn the hard way that your contracts are full of holes.

@Clinton White To your original question on how to come up with $2k quickly, there are quite of few credit cards doing instant approvals these days. 

This deal instantly gave every owner on Galveston a 9% increase in revenue (assuming rental rates stay the exact same, which mine are compared to my 2021 numbers thus far).

Cozy is decent, but overall its got some shortcomings...I use Zelle and the $$ is in my account pretty much instantly.

It's instant and can't bounce or be disputed.

It's tough to say, on one hand if you can get an accurate count of permits both active and pending by calling the city, and figure out if with your timeline you could get an application in before the threshold is met then you have an instant moat on compitition in the area as it continue to develop.