I don't want to involve a partner because I want to know first that I responsibly can do my first deal without the burden or stress of loosing someone else's money.

It was both exciting and stressful wrapped up in one. 

Ex two same amazing starting deal run a bit worse no where near worsts case and you ended up with a lot of work stress and less money.

Vacancy is a cash flow killer for sure but stress killing my love for the business is much more dangerous in my current stage as a small landlord that does most things myself.  

We want to change our finances so we can start our live and get out of this stressful survival mood we have been living in.

Nice job getting this one at a discount as a benefit to you, and also helping that family to unload part of their inheritance in one deal, which must have been a big stress reliever to them.  

That's why I stress the importance of building a relationship first.

To me, AirBnB sounds like another stressful job, but I guess a lot of folks really like it.

You're facing a battle I doubt you will win, and the amount of headaches and stress-- yikes!   

There is a very high likelihood that you will burn out, and not be able to enjoy your mountain home and it will put a lot of stress on your family and even hurt your career.