If you have clear, step-by-step instructions ( process documentation), Upwork is one of the best places to find a trained real estate VA who can deliver 100% accurate workflows inside your CRM, like Podio. 

All you have to do to verify this is to read the IRS instructions for Schedule E, page E-4 or the IRS Publication 925, page 8.I can think of two possible reasons for your accountant to incorrectly insist on Schedule C:a.

When I followed the 'instructions' from customer support, it showed a random number as the number of active leads....in other words, what the crm SAID was active leads had absolutely no correlation to the actual active leads clearly showing in the Carrot Lead manager. 

We have documented work instructions for all processes we follow to market properties and select tenants.

I’ve instructed my VAs that if someone requests a ridiculous check in or check out time bc “the day before/after is open”, to always respond and say that the owners have decided to stay there since the calendar is open and we will need to be very strict about checkin and checkout times since the owners will be there 

Some states have laws that provide detailed instructions and prohibitions regarding soliciting homeowners who are in foreclosure and similar situations.

Despite instructing the tenant to use our maintenance portal for actual issues—which they’ve repeatedly ignored—they continue to send numerous texts.

After closing, we communicate to all the residents of the change and give them new payment instructions. 

She takes photos of problems and the owner of the cleaning company adds them to the instructions and does additional training.  

Also, make sure to make things really simple or have instructions on how to use things in the home -- it makes *most* guests pretty self-sufficient!