I've been investing in STRs since 2005, and I have only had a handful of items of any value that were broken, and I would rate these as probably from lots of use. 

Additionally, when a problem arises, those problems get addressed and all parties involved are updated.Being a property manager is a hands-on / high touch vertical.

Some investors are hands-on and some are not.

I've heard some rumors of Airdna skewing data a bit (I've heard this first hand and read online.)

Traditionally most lenders will require 25% down, however there are a handful that can do 20% down without any experience. 

On the other hand, there are others who have tried it and it just does not work for them. 

I work with many military and out-of-country investors to create a portfolio with turn-key single-family homes and manage on the back end, making it hands-free for the investor. 

(To avoid months of probate and thousands if not $10’s of thousands of dollars in costs.)Hawaii is considered a "TOD deed state," meaning that residents can utilize Transfer on Death (TOD) deeds to designate beneficiaries who will inherit their property upon their death, allowing for a potential bypass of probate court proceedings.If she is already in memory care center.

There's only a handful of these in the Bonita market that meet the ideal criteria for your strategy, but they're much more prevalent in Fort Myers.

They would offer a more hands free approach, but eat up the profit in return.