As for protocols, just make sure to set clear expectations—cleaning schedules, payments, and house rules—so everything stays smooth during the longer stay.

File a casualty loss using Form 4684 and Schedule A if losses exceed $500 and aren’t fully covered by insurance.

Every day, it seems like more and more inquires, meetings being scheduled, showings requested.

Will they be depreciated over 27.5 years or as personal property on a shorter schedule? 

You expect a long home search where the agent will have to schedule lots of showings for you, over a long period of time?

( I don't know how to Tag @ usernames)I just briefly talked with the sales guy over the phone and scheduled a phone call with their "tech" guy later today.

We have a STR event scheduled now on Oct 9th in Cape Coral, FL, and plan to cover most of that. 

They seem to not know their schedule more than a few weeks before their contract begins. 

If not, it very well might be worth selling.If you want to hold, obviously the big thing you can do is lower the price which we try to do regardless of how we feel about it on a semi-fixed schedule (we'll slow down lower prices if we're getting lots of showings for example).

For anyone interested - We are under contract and have inspection scheduled for Wednesday for the cabin I mentioned.