However, they’re also extremely well managed, with personal check-ins for every guest.

Create columns for Name, Street Address, City, State, Zip and then contact info: Last Contact, Relationship, Status, Email & Phone.IMPORTANT: do NOT ask people for THEIR business, ask for referrals!

Addtional Insured status for you on the SL's Insurance policies (General Liability, Professional Liability, Workers Comp., etc..)2. 10 day notice of cancellation from the SL's Insurance carrier3.

I am about to submit to the IRS my log of 500+ hours working in the STR business, most of which come from communicating with guests, cleaners, maintenance people, Airbnb, VRBO, and managing supplies, shopping, bill paying, pricing, calendars, all the daily and weekly tasks. 

They even send out notifications of property status if hurricanes are headed toward a property and their plan. 

This is a cozy, private guest suite tucked right inside our home.

Seems like a logical place for it when guest come over.

Is it as simple as the guest or someone has altered the total nights stay?

Even if you don't have the capital now, that is what I would call fool's gold.

Right now, my only guests are the very well-to-do who don't feel the pinch that your average family does.