Our goals are 1) provide safe and reliable housing for our daughter for at least the next 4 years (She's one year into a 5 year sequence.) 2) maximize tax deductions/paper losses 3) in the long run, make some profit and/or reduce the expenses we would have otherwise incurred for housing for our daughter (especially after considering taxes). 

This allows for higher volumes and a thicker pipeline, without sacrificing reliability or customer service, than would otherwise be possible.- You're going to know if you still owe me paperwork, because your worksheet is going to have the word "NO" in red letters right next to the words "2015 W2 or 1099s, as appropriate."

Granted the data may be anecdotal (number of future jobs) and sales comps & rent rates, but they tend to be more reliable that global data.

Any other sites you use for comps, that have been reliable?

He slipped through my screening and it has been a problem for me, no system is 100% reliable I guess.

Thanks @Jeff Graves and @Garry C. for some great vacation rental tips, I use VRBO and Airbnb when I take vacations and try to keep notes one places that are awesome and they include a lot of the things you mention.Seems like you can forgo the 25-35% PM fees if you can find a reliable housekeeper and handyman, so that potentially could make a VR work when it initially might not have.

I left a message with a third today.If you know of an investor-friendly, reliable GC in that area, then I'd appreciate the referral/recommendation.Thank you.

As treasurer, I would start by looking at all of the vendor contracts in place and review pricing/ quality of service/ reliability.

In any case, I wish you good luck on your search, hopefully you'll find a good and reliable partner where you can learn from and not exploit you.

Not the cheapest, but absolutely reliable, and does just what you need up to code.