Instead you need to allow for an outlet to control the outcome. 

Another person was right however that you sacrifice control over the investment - that's the price of passive investing. 

What systems do you use to achieve scale?

Storage of items in or on the premises: Items stored shall be at least twenty-four (24) inches from the heating system and the hot water heater.

However, that's less than ideal for me because it automates 2 separate templates (one isn't customized and explained above) and the other is VRBO's email template (which I can't find yet to edit or get rid of) which has all sorts of incorrect things such as review the rental agreement (we don't have one beyond House Rules) and how to pick up keys (we're 100% smart locks).You're exactly right with the clunky nature of high demand dates so in one case when I actually pre-approved a return client, they couldn't pay (that was the problem and absolutely with VRBO's system) despite repeated tries and another request from a different guest for those same dates overrode my pre-approval and it was a huge mess.As hosts, we have to act as if VRBO won't find a fix.

Whoever has control, needs to work on making this happen.

Have a pest control company come in asap.

Quote from @Erik Estrada: I have tried for months to try to get signed up for BP's Featured Lender System and it seems like each time I try to get a hold of someone at BP, I get ghosted with no explanation... 

Placing each property in its own LLC and running management income through an S-Corp (with enough property management fees and retirement) further reduces taxes and limits liability.A balanced allocation could be $250K–$300K toward two or three short-term rentals in regulation-friendly markets using leverage to control around $1M in assets.

If you are waiting 21 days to even hear back from your tenant, who is in control?