Your listing should reflect what you actually offer both in photos and descriptions and you should communicate authentically and as frequently as is right for the guest.  

As the owner of a short term rental property management company, we help owners who are frequently overwhelmed trying to do all of this on their own. 

(Quick Side Note - A similar question I see frequently regarding pregnant women is "well, once the child is born the renter will not qualify based on my occupancy standards, should I rent to them?"

Hey Kyle,I am definitely familiar with you as I am a frequent listener of most of bigger pockets offerings!

It doesn't use full VRBO API integration so you're not going to have that issue or have to wait to do anything with your listings.Their team is awesome and is frequently upgrading the platform with new features.

Tenants frequently do not take good care of the properties, and the government requires certain standards for the condition of the units.

Quote from @Greg Scott: https://tbreia.com/https://tampareia.com/http://www.swflreia.com/I frequent the swflreia you have some real players in there...  

Vinyl might need more frequent repairs, which can add up.

I am considering purchasing a condo in Stamford, CT, to use as my personal residence, as I'll need to travel to CT frequently—about 50% of the time.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.