Also, the whole SubTo model is a bit icky and can often get messy from what I've seen.

One large component of their business model is to acquire distressed mortgage debt then foreclose and resell the property as REO on the open market.Due to moratoriums on both foreclosures and evictions, as I understand it, AHP is essentially experiencing a log jam on the back end of their exit cycle to recover investor capital and profit.

However, it also comes with more overhead and risk.Your current idea of using a profit-split model is an excellent way to scale without adding a fixed payroll.

Do your due diligence with tenants and screen them.Bonus idea: Don't be set on one mode of house hacking.

Go to Airbnb, Vrbo, and the PM's site if they have one, search on their maps in "incognito mode" to see if your place is showing up to guests like it should. 

A lot of folks get stuck in analysis mode at this stage, so you’re not alone there.

Or are you still in growth mode, with a solid income and long-term outlook?

I really appreciate you sharing your experience; that’s a super clear picture of what it looks like in practice.What you described with the “reverse-hybrid” model is exactly where I feel the friction too - leasing and the two weeks of chaos in summer.

Its why for all these folks who work with investors in some sort of syndication mode pre emptive REAL communications or reputation management is so critical and it appears many missed that boat and have allowed their companies rep. ( whether deserved or not ) Trashed.   

Life has 2 modes, growth and death.