If they find out you've communicated off-platform with a guest like this one is requesting, they may boot you off their platform. 

Boots on the ground is critical.

I’m on the verge of giving Booking.com the boot , too many cancellations and the worst part is when you call customer service, which is China ….in order to validate you as a host they give you a call back so you can’t get your answer quickly and the callback takes a few minutes and half the time the call does not make it through- enough to make you wanna scream.

We expect a tenantwith an animal to do their part to combat fleas and ticks.

Sees a lot of off market stuff because he is a property manager as well.The toughest part about investing outside of your locality is finding boots on the ground that you can trust.

The key is getting (I mean the most important part) a good agent or boots on the ground. 

Or like you said they can purchase less and pay tax on the boot difference.

This means that interest rates will need to stay high to combat inflation.

But you will need some good capital and reserves unless you have a very trusted boots on the ground partner that can help you out.

This would be an out of state investment so I wouldn't have boots on the ground.