Given that the local municipality requires a property manager for absentee owners and the state of Washington requires a license for property managers, it's advisable to work with a reputable and licensed company like VACASA or any VC backed players Frontdesk, Soda Stays, Evolve. 

There are always two sides to every story and, as @Jay Hinrichs mentioned, you must still do your part to show the construction work was completed properly and that you are still in compliance with your loan.With the various stories, I don’t know who all the bad players are above, but this thread is 4 years old and with 7 posts, I’m sure at least the OP is long gone.

In fact, it should be possible to significantly reduce costs with a more efficient system.Given the currently flow of profit through the insurance industry, there is little incentive for any of the major players to reform or streamline their processes (they'd make less money), which is why it needs to be done in a centralized and legislative fashion.

Watch what happens now, REAL " Player" will contact you not just tire kickers. 

I work for Avery Carl and The Short Term Shop, so STRs is all I do (mine and working with investor clients).

Hey guys, new to Rochester scene as well and wanted to say hey and meet some of the players.

It seems real estate would still be dominated by boomers and Gen X.I already see few markets developing with their own trajectory.

But if you can decipher Google nd thus the search engines, you will dominate everyone that doesn't or can't.Never follow Googles guidelines blindly.

Unemployment rate is well below the national average, the economy is very diverse and independent of a single industry or player, visitors say the city has a cool vibe and some move here because they want to get away from the heat, wildfires, smoke, storms and fresh water shortages.

Thank you @Nathan Meeker, it was more so just an example.From a math perspective, 1 day with 1 stay, average is still 1 day so I don't see it being an issue but I agree to stay on the cautious side and try to do min two stays with 1 day or something.