This always applies but can be particularly helpful in multiple offer or competitive scenarios.

Most of them did not give us a quote or even show up when we scheduled multiple trips to drive three hours one way and block off rental income time to meet them.

That way, you still get clean, property-level reporting without juggling tons of logins or cards.Baselane also lets you open multiple dedicated accounts under one umbrella (if you still prefer to separate certain properties or LLCs), so you can scale without the chaos.

One thing that may be helpful as well is talking to multiple contractors for the same type of work even before moving forward.

If you are listed on multiple platforms and need a more robust solution, consider PMPs like Guesty, Hostfully (which I use), Hostaway, etc., to manage your guest messaging and get the bookkeeping capabilities. 

You can get homes with strong cash flow, lower entry prices, and good short-term rental potential, meaning your capital can go further and allow you to build multiple rental streams.

Consistent posting, sharing deal analysis, and engaging in discussions often attracts opportunities, partners, and off-market conversations you’d never see otherwise.Looking forward to seeing your progress.Feel free to reach out if you need any help.

As she was talking all I heard was "out of state investment property (we live in California) leaning short term rental in an emerging neighborhood where we can fall back on long term rental to give us multiple outs."

One trick: always show multiple exit strategies upfront, not just your main plan.

Multiple things can be true at the same time.