The round is a fake nest and guests often message me that it's broken because they can't figure it out.

Thanks for your thoughts @Robert Gilstrap, I'm sure that for a novice landlord a PM company is worth thier weight in gold. 

They also put a razor back that had been used (we leave extra toiletries for guests).  

Ultimately I got approved for much less than I was expecting and even less much less that the deposits I had in my savings acct. alone.I was just curious if you woudn't mind expanding on your experience with getting your line of credit set up via a guest post on the BP blog or just by sharing it through your own personal blog.

I only know about them as they approached me about guest writing on my blog.  

I wanted to see if any PM (or any Airbnb owners in Houston) would want to refer my cars to any of their guests.

@Lucas Carl wife as realtor means she can qualify for the RE Pro status.

That means all costs are covered, with the exception of Income tax, and all pass through fees are not included (i.e cleaning fees, transient taxes, etc. which are collected from the guest and then paid out to appropriate entity.)Use both vrbo and Airbnb to maximize exposure.Always have money set aside for unexpected expenses, or if you find yourself needing to cover expenses because income was lower than expected.

I currently have $12,000 in savings, $6,000 in 401k, and $6,000 in gold and silver. 5 Year Plan1.

Your rent doesn't necessarily go up, you need to price it by location and market rates considering condition of comparable properties.If the tenant requires a professional license, just check on the status because they will most likely have a clean record depending on what they do..... however I would check real estate and insurance agents, LOL Get 2 years tax returns, business and personal, last 3 months personal bank accounts, 6 months business accounts, business financial statements for past year, monthly books, personal net worth.