A longer term job they may have more benefits while they are out. stored up vacation sick time, etc.

I was sick and down with fever and could not respond earlier to any one and I am so sorry about that.

highest returns are necessary to take on the tenant risk.. plain and simple.

For a long time I was just plain shocked when I would see a vacation rental's T-12 and even more shocked when I figured out that PMs want 18%-30% of gross rents to manage them. 

I have had sick cats in the past and am familiar with black lights to find it, but the best results I had were when I re-shellacked my floors (which is what was originally on my floors anyway).

Also, video calls and plain videos are effective.

Assuming this is just a plain vanilla rental, it should not be subject to self-employment tax, and it belongs on Schedule E, not Schedule C, where it sounds like your tax software is currently putting it. 

I'm too old and sick to deal with them." 

I started out buying with debt like many did, got sick of it, then decided to move forward as a wholetaler for a while buying cheap dumps and flipping them to full-on rehabbers. 

It is in a SERIOUS flood plain and is in an area surrounded by rental properties that are not well maintained.