So it forced me to really see why am I locking down these areas and it changed my whole perspective. 

For government employees on official travel, use of the government travel card is generally strongly encouraged (from a legit fraud control perspective).

Looking for some different perspectives.

Now there is a fine line between a management company having too many of their own properties and possibly neglecting yours, however in general your management company or property manager should have a portfolio of their own to truly know what they are doing and see aspects from your perspective. 3.

Readers here who simply complain about the high cap rates and think that investors like me are crowding them need to hear my perspective and understand the forces at play. 

You can't keep his listing or his bookings from system perspective so all you are doing is putting guests in a potentially bad spot or transfer experience to which you might end up on the receiving end of the poor review once they complete their stay. 

I had thought about a lot of these setbacks before but it really helped to get clarity and more perspective from your reply.Thank you for your honest opinion Ben.

Please comment and give me your insight/perspective.

To give you some perspective, Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world and there are tourists all year round.

I’m an investor, not an agent or lender so my perspective is probably a bit different.