Some of the bigger property manager players do vacation rentals but I am focused on it which I hope will be a great advantage to me.That said it is only one REI strategy am dealing isn't really right for every owner or situation, so definitely you have to decide if it's right for you.

This person is obviously a game player and you need to be prepared for her games

The most expensive player in the industry seems to spend all that money on marketing and not on quality staffing or customer service.  

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Even though you only have one property, you still want to treat it the same way the big players with thousands of units do.  

She's surrounded by skinflute players!

Cops know the legal system and all the players.

Formerly I'd see rent to price ratios of 1% or better.Now, the big turnkey players seems to be offering houses at  .9% and even as low as .8%  (monthly-rent to purchase-price ratio)....so leveraged cashflow seems to be moving closer to break-even.What are you seeing?

I am excited to start my journey and start small until I can build to be a larger player.

I would definitely take out the HDTV and the collection of adult movies with the BluRay player.