Ask questions and look for inconsistencies in their answers.If you have anymore questions feel free to reach out and I'll do what I can.

They are local, respond to any emails/questions right away and I even have the cell number of the VP of lending, hell he's even come out to the projects I'm working on.

I heard that real estate agent income can be very inconsistent and fluctuating.

First you need a location that is within driving distance of a major metro, you can get more rent per night, but it can be inconsistent (seasonal) and more at risk if an economic downturn were to come.

One of the complaints with homeaway is around inconsistent service from owners, and the fact that some owners don't reply quickly to questions or inquiries.

Think utility bills, cell phone bills, and the like.

Originally I got a quote from the one GC that I worked with but while we worked on another project I realized the work was crappy and I was acting more like a GC than he was - I was already full time so I was on the job sites every day pointing out inconsistencies (don't know if I spelt that right).Long story short I was 42k out of pocket for another house my hard money refused to give me my draw on that house and I fired that GC that day.

You are right about them being very inconsistent as I fill out these forms the same way, every single time, but nothing gets approved the first time.  

I would recommend one LLC per property or using something like a series LLC where you can place the properties into individual child cells to minimie liability. .

Well for starters I stopped using my cell phone number on the closing paperwork many years ago.