The API integration is better, but file download method is still a good and acceptable option. nothing negative to say about their customer service.

Cleaning is always a hard subject because tenants usually don't have the same concept of cleaning as you do, so you are you are always going to have tenants that think the property was clean when in actually.  

However, many will caution you on this site that expenses will approach 50% long term with any rental property, so with those numbers in mind you will be looking at a 3.3% CAP rate and negative $1,500 / year cash flow.

I went into the deal not knowing too much and not assessing how the investment would produce, since I was very new to the concept of buy and hold real estate.

I tested for black mold and it was negative. 

A saturated market for a concept leads to constant discounts and volume business to eek out a small profit to get by.

By the way, if you charge a lot on you card ( say 30%+ of available credit) and pay the amount in full each month, your score might still be negatively impacted.

Either the house has some negative issue, or it doesn't have the appeal competing houses have.  

It looks like you will be at a negative cash flow.Rent $1475LessIns and taxes $400Manager $150Payment ??? 

But you understand concepts and that is what matters.