(And if you have recommendations for handymen, cleaners, or electricians, please do let me know!)

You could talk to them, person to person and simply ask them to keep it cleaner or question why it's so dirty.

I've read this info all countless times and it's always a struggle to grasp.I personally have my rentals with a partnership LLC - I think the LLC return and K1 is a win for the reason of it keeps all the rental stuff together, and makes for cleaner personal tax filings with a "summary" in the K1.

I'll have a cleaner/turnover person and a handyman.

We also use the Schlage z-wave locksThey are greatwith 13 units We as owner have 1 code for usCleaner has their own code and then each unit is set up with a separate code.We can see on record when cleaner arrives and then leaves.

They are doing excessive amounts of construction to accommodate the increasing population. (2-3% per year) It is also 15 minutes from Fernandina Beach, which is a cleaner beach then the Jax and Atlantic Beaches.

In addition to mortgage, insurance, taxes, and repairs that you would have in a long-term rental, in a vacation home you must pay for utilities year round, gardening/pool cleaner, advertising, supplies (if the towels or sheets get worn out, you must replace; dishes broken, you must replace), deferred maintenance (cannot be deferred long or guests will complain), etc. - Understanding area occupancy rates is key.

@Tim Carter  Maybe just cleaner women in the second building.

Property assessed clean energy (PACE) is a financing program that provides property with cleaner, more energy-efficient, and more financially-wise material such as LED lights and solar panels.

I figured this would be a much cleaner path/separation of funds vs continuing to pay the mortgage from a personal acct and sending money over monthly or quarterly (or longer) from the new rental account to repay that costs.