(granted this is a different topic than just VRBO and Airbnb but the principle is there) Good luck to all wherever you are investing, i wish you the best !

I try to leave the original principle alone.

If money is the most important objective and you'd like to keep the houses in tact, you could go through the lengthy process of finding a lot for the houses, moving them, then putting apt buildings on the lot and you'll be making the most out of everything by passively collecting on the tenants in the apartments and the houses but you will have spent the most time and money. 

I just decided I had enough and out of principle I wasn't going to pay any more HOA crooks, so they now have a judgment against me and are trying to collect.I tried to help a few friends work out deals with their HOA's one friend owed around $1,600 and the HOA ended up getting $32,000.

Did you tenants object to the monitoring of their coming and goings? 

Same principle.

Will I be chased off or looked at like the 90% of "shiny-object" syndrome newbies that talk a lot but don't do anything?

Construction projects are looked at harder as there is more risk involved but the same basic SBA principles are involved.

When applying objective criteria how do you listen to your gut as well?

And on many of those, the principle is still outstanding, so until those are paid in full, I won't know my true performance.