You could do a limited service (outsource booking + guest communications) to a company like mine or evolve for a lower fee and then manage your own maintenance and cleaners.

At this price point the agent might pocket $200 more after split and taxes to get the price increased $20k.

What stops someone from using lead paint after the twenty year certification?

Keep that low interest mortgage on your home as long as possible.As an aside, and to grow even faster, always keep the mindset that “everything is for sale for a price”.  

After graduating college with a degree in both marketing and finance I transitioned to the lending side of the real estate industry.

The biggest issue that came with this method is that it still works great for VRBO, but now after an AirBnb booking I have to ask the guest for their email to get this process started.Zapier is also monitoring for the returned signed RA and that point then sends out all the info the guests needs for their stay.The rest of the email automation is handled by the PMS.My biggest pain, is when I get a difficult guest, or when things break mid stay.

After paying the city for a rental license and CO inspection and now a lead inspection, I’m wondering if I should pass these costs onto my tenants or is this just consider these cost that I pay for my business.

This sounds like a thoughtful plan, but there are a few things to keep in mind.First, while you won’t be on the mortgage, you'll still be co-owner, meaning if things go south (like he defaults), the bank could come after the property, which affects your investment.

Hello Carlo,I've used Quickbooks virtual bookkeeping services to manage 4 bank accounts for 2 companies.My stuff is pretty straight forward, not too complicated.I pay $300/month + an additional $65 for using the software.All the best!

Their customer service is only slightly better than Zoom.