Out of topic but how do you handle guest resolution on your direct bookings? 

It broke day 1, it was fixed day 1, here’s a bill for 75% of what I paid to handle it myself. 

How should this be handled: tenant pays, landlord pays or split costs and why?

Is anybody able to find renters without pets and is there a way to handle the emotional support animal situation.

The most important thing is to know the details of your local program like the back of your hand, then look for loopholes.Just to give you and the other BP'ers a deeper handle on why some TDR programs work and some don't, I just uploaded an excellent study on the topic to my FilePlace at http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/ChrisNewma...

You could structure it where they provide most of the down payment while you handle the management side.

For higher-end properties in Cincinnati, everyone seems to claim they can handle it, but then there are performance issues. 

Confirm that the warranty applies to the type of property you own and consider whether the annual cost and service call fees make sense compared to just handling repairs yourself or using your own trusted contractors.

They now use "Dave" to handle customer inquiries efficiently and promptly. 

The appraisals are handled by a third party appraisal management company.