If I may, a lot of the issues we are running into with insurance is that consumers no longer use insurance as a catastrophic fall back but rather, they nickel and dime on small claims that compund into larger issues. 

This creates an initial negative equity position that consumes the initial cash flow, sometimes for many years.

This negative position can consume years of cash flow to recover.

It took a lot to comply with their permit expectations and was frustrating and time consuming.

Consumer reports even has a report about how they're better than all the $300+ toilets.

Time consuming - if you have 10 applicants are you going to interview each?

I have experience building my own DTC consumer goods type sites so I was planning to build my own.

BTW there is a free trial and the Starter monthly plan is $119.It also allows you to search through consumer information such as property owner "credit worthiness," Credit card usage, buying power, age, language, family members in the house, and many other fields that are above and beyond property characteristics, which is unique.

It really comes down to your goals and time commitments.Airbnb margins have been getting tighter and it is extremely time consuming.

You have a skillset that could be extremely useful for quick fixes and landlord issues and from there you can bridge relationships and partnerships to enhance your knowledge of real estate investing and couple your skills.