There are companies out there that manage the whole process for you, which I am considering, though until now, I have really wanted the understand all aspects of the vacation rental myself.

Thanks, any recommendations for Portfolio loans companies?

Hi Andrew,Thank you for your reply.I haven't asked our insurance company yet, but I will do so tomorrow.

How much do you have tied up, what is it yielding, and what would a different investment of those funds yield?

There are other funds etc. you can invest in that are also passive, that provide better returns than vanguard but again, they have risk involved and is a few hundred extra bucks a month worth the risk?

Hi David,(1) I don't have much to invest ($280-$350k) and would want to diversify across different properties anyway (some DSTs are diversified, and I can probably pick up three different DSTs with my proceeds);(2) no direct participation in managing properties (tired of it);(3) illiquidity is not an issue (looking for a 7-10 or longer horizon, will need some cash 8-20 years down the road to fund the kids' college);(4) prefer paper investments in general, would be able to hedge declines in the real estate market with financial instruments (have a Ph.D. in finance and a CFA designation, but a newbie to RE exchanges).

Hello -My rental property is currently with a company that has shut its doors without notifying any of the clients.  

They are separate companies that track credit.

Having the right team in place is key.All management companies are not created equal.

To everyone who posted here, in particularhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/users/jlh,https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/dariuso2,https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/robellis In our case we only own the land, we don't have the funds to invest, so we need adeveloper or investor to line up the construction loan and gap funding.