The difference was night and day.

Is it one of those weird 4' tall things with the door on the side, that you see advertised on late night TV?

Some even keep a reliable handyman or plumber on call so if a leak or similar issue comes up, they don’t have to scramble in the middle of the night.

That means a solid property manager, a reliable contractor, and a go-to handyman you can call when the sky falls (and trust me, sometimes it will).

Can you share the average nightly rate and asking price so we can assess the ROI? 

It's Thursday night, you can find it on meetup, eventbrite, IG and facebook.   

How do you deal with tenants that complain about noise at late hours of night? 

Some of the listings on AirBNB, VRBO or similar could be using the 30 night minimum to be considered a MTR allowing you to bypass some of the STR regulations.

With most densely saturated and populated areas tightening nightly rental rules & regulations - an area of growing emphasis will be cottage cluster boutique motel/hotels (often at $100K-) per unit that are zoned and intended for high-density usages. 

You can use resources to look at median rentals or nightly STR projections.