Regardless of how much information you consume on the front end, there will be a lot that you won't know until you actually do a deal. 

After voicing that I will be hiring an attorney and filing a compliant with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection all my ad spend was cut off without warning to make it look like I violating the agreement and I was also locked out of some areas CRM system.

Under Oregon law, landlords may not raise rent more than once every 12 months, and the maximum allowable increase is determined by the lesser of 7% plus the annual change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or a percentage set by state law.""

It can be a hassle and is time consuming and therefore an added cost to me, but I have found great value with this method. 

With AIRBNB the consumer is not worried about “who” pays “fees”, they just want to know the total price AND be able to easily compare pricing of different accommodations for the same time period.I’ve seen the following reasons for the decline in bookings mentioned in this thread: Government shutdown, competitors unknowingly absorbing the cost of the increased fee.

Your most time-consuming tasks will be answering tenant calls, facilitating maintenance requests, screening/placing tenants, contracting, and rent collection. 

A modest increase won’t hurt, but I tend to only increase rent every 2 years.  

The result of tedious time-consuming research and peer brainstorming with my colleagues and friends (tagged at the top, thank you!)

I knew an investor who did very well doing that, and the rent was always paid on time by the parents, but the constant turnover and damage from college kids was time consuming and expensive.Like all investment, the riskier or more volatile or high effort the investment, the higher the return. 

I’ve bought a few houses from consumer lines of credits from random banks.