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I'll add it to my underwriting tool box.

You would need a great and responsible cleaning person/s, a local handyman repair service ect.Your cleaning person would be your eyes and ears.You can manage payments communications, calendars etc through the VRBO / airbnb platform.A Lock box or smart door lock would eliminate the need for someone to handout a key during check in.

Just put your address as a P.O. box.

Get a window AC and a couple box fans from Walmart.

If you have good deals that fit their buy box, they'll bite. 

Or, if you have a lock box, the scammer will email the real owner by posing as an applicant and ask for the lock box code but then use the code on their victims to convince them that the scammer is really the owner:https://wjla.com/features/7-on...

If you have any out of the box recommendations.  

The box home improvement stores carry them.  

It's a mystery to me why some guests seem to think it's okay to open the windows while the heating or air conditioning is running.