One week before closing the lender decided that I had not owned the property long enough.

Not bad, but a lot of work and hard to find a specific expense if I can't remember it when I'm categorizing the expense a week later in RH or something.  

As best as I can tell on both sites, the algorithm looks something like this:Cheapest price>least restrictions (cancellation, # of days minimum, etc)>Premier/Super host>Review Scores>Most discounts (weekly, last minute, etc)>Regular revisions

On top of that, I watched Zach and Rick’s videos, which are great resources and completely free.

Do a weekly drive by and admire your tangible asset.

If you drive in, there is video of your car and front passengers, the license plate scanner records the license plate number and places it in a spreadsheet that is easy to see how many times the vehicle has driven past the first street camera.   

Your credit will only be hit once if the apps are all within a couple weeks, and this will give you the opportunity to make an apples to apples comparison.

VRBO collects state tax for our little cabin but they don't collect the county hotel occupancy tax and I didn't realize it until this week.      

I'm in your market (4 Corners) and we've got Thanksgiving & the Christmas/New Years weeks booked but a big gap in between them, whereas we're usually filled up from the beginning of November on.

Full Occupancy: The property achieved full occupancy within three weeks of listing, with strong tenant demand.High Cash Flow: The property generates $5,570/month in gross revenue and approximately $4,690/month in net profit after operating costs.Effective Use of 1031 Exchange: $300k of the total $420k investment was offset by the 1031 exchange, minimizing out-of-pocket expenses.Long-Term Stability: Designed for durability and versatility, the property is expected to cash flow for decadesLessons learned?