It was a big task to be managed and probably not easily replicable, but once it was done, it made all of those remaining reservations SO much easier to manage through the season.  

Yes, there are surrounding markets that cash flow, however, my university program consumes so much of my time as it is already that adding on more tasks to my already crammed days seems difficult.

That should eliminate the need for Stessa, Avail, a calendar for maintenance tracking, and possibly more.when searching for software, it pays to spend the time making a list of tasks, then prioritizing which ones take up the most of your time.

I have been doing my 90 days of intention journal and find myself definitely on task more often than without it, so that has been helping for sure.

Just for the "Official Record," I am not absolutely 100% anti-turn key strategy.

The laws are changing RAPIDLY here and they are being very harsh anti-landlord.

You have to be honest with yourself here, do you "REALLY" want to take on these tasks and be able to enjoy the work?

Truth is we're all ANTI arbitrage.

For those of us that are looking to create a scalable business, managing your own properties would be a low paying task that takes me away from doing more important things like speaking with sellers and negotiating deals.

Seattle is a very anti-landlord city and I'm willing to bet that there are more out there like San Francisco and others.