If they want to pay in cash and you give them a receipt then continue on.I have several that pay via money order, my only issue is I have to make multiple trips to that property (it's a 4plex) to get money orders because they never seem to pay the same day. 

This includes travel, lodging, food during your trip, repairs, etc related to your business.

My wife and I live in the Moss bluff/Lake Charles area but take frequent weekend trips down to Houston where the majority of our family lives.

One breaker trip/ code that stops the heater will end up one large ice cube worth $0 in about... 12-24 hours temperature depending where I’m at!

A trip to Summit County, which is where all these resorts I have mentioned are located, would give you a really great idea of what is available.

My wife’s friends get together every year for an annual trip to a large house somewhere in OR or WA and they need a house to accommodate 12-16 people.

A normal breaker will not trip in this situation, as it is not design to monitor for this problem.

I would pay more, especially for friends trip, to have say a 4 bed, 4 bath house versus save a couple hundred bucks and have to share a bathroom with 2 other grown adults.Since you are talking about managing for others, but it is your reviews on the line: you should set the level of service you want to provide and the anticipated cost for that service, then find clients that are wanting a manager that treats this like the hospitality business it is, and not a "get rich quick" scheme that many people still think Airbnb can be.And lastly, to tie into @Andrew Steffens' comment: would you ever apply for a hotel manager and/or property manager role?  

Like actually taken a trip here?

I have a couple doing quite well in residential areas. like you say, many are people visiting that don't want to stay with In-laws, or, tourist that don't want to trip over crack-piper's downtown.