Anyway, I have a recurring character in my life...

Besides the financial liability, I would not want the mental trauma and anxiety of knowing a kid had died in my pool. 

Yep, a recurring theme is that communication from the operators is essential -- especially during challenging times.

What I am trying to understand is after Coachella ends, would it still have the strong recurring demand/occupancy for STRs?

Some Title companies have anxiety about non traditional sales for some reason, perhaps they're uneducated.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

With my anxiety, It still feels like I'm about to jump off a cliff and I had to make and pack my own parachute from YouTube videos.Hopefully I can learn more from you guys in 2025.

Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.

@Cody Caswell depreciation, mortgage interest, insurance and one time expenses(non recurring) are considered add back expenses.

The problem is you can't afford to properly make repairs when you are dealing with the lower tier properties and go with the cheapest bids doing nothing but putting duct tape on issues that will become recurring or believing you are making the repairs correctly but use inferior labor and materials because its all the property can absorb cost wise.