They were going to charge too much for the cleaning and make ready, so I asked if I could do it myself, and then they could send me the security deposits.

Quote from @Jeff Roth: Hi Lina from Texas-Congratulations on your interest in investing in mid-term rentals and you are wondering how and where to get started.I get this question frequently from investors.Sometimes and investor is looking to keep their property cashflow positive as insurance and taxes have squeezed cashflow by turning units into mid-term or short-term rentals.First off, ideally, the property will cashflow as a long-term rental should something disrupt the mid-term rental model.You will also want to have the property be near where there would be a demand for mid-term rentals (hospitals, universities, research centers).Monthly rents for mid-term rentals are about 20% (+/-) higher than unfurnished similar long-term rentals.There are property managers that will manage mid-term rentals for you and I always advise my clients to use property managers to keep their investment as passive as possible and for compliance issues related to Fair Housing Laws and local regulations.To Your Success! 

I signed up for Stessa because they don't charge a fee for 1 property and appeared to have a user-friendly website.  

Our brokerage charges $495 to the broker/admin fee. 

As soon as I signed up I was charged $997 WARNING!!!!

Quote from @Jennifer Fernéz: It sounds like you are embarassed to charge the $50 fee.

Now as a frequent traveler often to mountains, I always book hot tubs. 

They change jobs more frequently so renting a room works better for their lifestyles. 

There were a few other good and bad items.Believe the COO is on BP although he doesn’t frequent.  

Charge the tenants a higher rent rate and include utilities with their rent.