Because the seller doesn’t live in the property, they allowed a few things that I am not a fan of.

I have also used seller financing, subject to financing, and a hard money loan 1 time (I'm not a fan of it but if you have no other options, it is certainly a way to go but if you gave no funds, then you need to combo that with some other form of OPM (other people's money) as hard money lenders will not fund 100% of your acquisition plus rehab.

I'm not a big fan of a lot of useless rules.......that's why I buy the properties myself, then sell them.  

I am not a big fan of vrbo, prefer airbnb but wanted to clarify this point to be fair.

As someone who’s facilitated many, many networking events I am a huge fan of face-2-face interaction and am open to out-of-the-box ideas for keeping things interesting.

If the tenant thinks it may cost 20 bucks, they may figure why risk reporting the drip drop sound behind the wall, the ineffective bathroom exhaust fan, rust around the water heater base, or clank in the appliance (remember their interest in the maintenance of your property is probably not that great; it's your place in the end... and they may be short term)....They are also your eyes and ears, so maybe, as mentioned already, in the on-boarding you can communicate their obligation to report legitimate property issues without calling you on a whim for something silly (like give them examples... don't call me if you spill a glass of water; do call me there is any leaking water from pipes; don't call me if you see a spider; do call me if you see a racoon family under the porch etc)....Best of luck!

New paint on all surfaces inside and out, new counter tops, light fixtures, ceiling fans, appliances, vanities, toilets, faucets, some new doors, quite a bit.

@Lane Kawaoka big fan of your website, and I have a question on what you just said.Through my normal job, on a lucky year I'm able to save significantly more than 30k, so would you really recommend to go for passive syndication?

These people have been pretty terrible and now the crap has hit the fan and I am going to have to get them out. 

I'll play devils advocate and say what if towards the end of the lease they fix the fan and everything looks ok.