- Are there alternative financing options, like private lenders or hard money loans, that could be suitable for someone with fluctuating income?

We actually end up booking 1 of our 2 bedrooms for medium term pretty much always, right through the airbnb platform.

If you found a replacement tenant that he found suitable and moved them in before you entered in any unpaid portion of your lease, I would expect you to receive a full refund of the security deposit.I would check with the state laws and see how much you can sue him for in small claims court.

Because of this, they have changed their fee structure on me two times in the past two years2) They don't have back up cleaners so when the cleaner can't clean, they block off my calendar3) They do not have easily legible financial statements and do not provide 1099s 4) They have made decisions that have required my money without consent5) They block off check-ins on Sundays6) They are not great with technology - though they try to use hostfully to list on many platforms, I will frequently see that my listing is not up on VRBO for example.

Taxing authorities and the booking platforms are now getting half or more of the pie. 

I am focused on the income side not the number of bookings from different platforms.

You came to the right platform with many individuals like yourself! 

I opted to remove them and manage the property myself, utilizing platforms like Facebook Marketplace to find contractors.

., 100% off on data. 5 properties, so not a "deep dive", But enough to give me concern on this platform.

Are there other SaaS platforms folks use to aggregate views for their own use?