They also almost always complain they want the original character of the neighborhood homes built many decades ago to be maintained in any new construction.

I've helped a lot of clients get started, but maintaining motivation & a clear understanding of long term goals is critical to being successful in real estate. 2) Encourage them to go to local real estate meetups.

We maintain them and they work fine.

Be sure you understand which applies to the property you are investigating.The Governing docs will describe what elements of the property are truly "yours" to maintain and modify, and what the HOA is responsible for.

LLCs not only provide inside protection, but also help in maintaining anonymity which is also important.

These are the ones who I believe would be more likely to sell - if they're consistently losing accounts they're losing money and are more likely to sell VS another PM who is balling out and is growing or at least maintaining accounts VS losing them. 

I can't maintain super host status as 95% of all my bookings come in from Vrbo and Airbnb just isn't getting it done for me.

Keep the place maintained and you will be fine.

The responsibility of maintaining the property still lies with the buyer / property owner at the end of the day and there will be an expectation to show that you can handle it. 

There are also additional costs of operating and maintaining an LLC, like separate bank accounts, annual report filings, tax filings, etc.2.