Quote from @V.G Jason: The excuses people make to invest at the most casual level is appalling.I'm not going to sit here and compare lives, but trust me folks with 20x the amount of stuff on their plate can go out there and invest properly in RE by doing their diligence.

I have tried that before and either find cheap stuff or pricey stuff but it can't hurt to keep trying.  

@Jorge Abreu all good stuff!

Normally I do not post negative stuff, but the above and particularly termination fee for doing nothing irked me a great deal. 

He also does a lot of my handy man stuff.

Honestly it's almost less work for us because we don't have to screen, airbnb does, we don't have to deal with leases, airbnb does that stuff, and we don't have to advertise, airbnb does.Location: If you do str OR/AND you really want the highest appreciation (I wanted both) you want to stick close to RTP and the airport.

I agree with the "choose your battles" remark from Russell, and I'll add that I am sure that while it really helps many people who truly need their animals, many people abuse the ESA stuff. 

I would love to see some high-level stuff in these forums as well.

I am worried though if we break from Evolve, the upfront stuff might suffer and communication with guests.  

I already deal with import stuff and tariffs all the time.