My vote goes to Rentec Direct's property management platform and I've tried most of them out there. 

Airbnb does charge vacationers a 6-12% booking fee which they explain as “This helps us run our platform and offer services like 24/7 support on your trip.”

I am happy to brainstorm with you over the phone and send you some names in private as they do not allow that directly here on the platform. 

If there are dings, dents, damages, stains, etc, you have to hold them accountable.Market your listings on rentler.com via KSL and also through postlets.com (a syndicate platform which is owned by zillow and goes to dozens of sites for you and gives you an html code to paste into Craigslist)Look at tenants cars when they apply and meet you.  

I am excited to learn as much as possible on this platform. 

They also don't allow private owners to advertise properties for sale on their platform any longer.

Welcome to BP and as a member this platform creates great connections, information, networking and allows for great brain storming sessions.  

Both require a level of skill but a CPA requires years of dedication and an unmatched proficiency.

Syndications are available where you can invest in a loan as a partial owner of the note.There are a number of real estate crowd funding platforms (including one I own) that allow accredited investors to easily see, analyze, evaluate and invest in mortgage loans online.There are also "blind pools" where the investor puts his money into a limited partnership type structure that invests in high interest loans - in these the investor does not know before investing the makeup of the loan pool, so he's totally reliant on the general partner.The big thing for the passive investor is that he is no longer restricted geographically; he's free to find the best yield vs risk opportunity available.  

It is possible to find a cash-flowing rental property, but it is difficult and takes dedication, and time (depends on your price point of course).To your strategy of multi-families, Northern Va is almost entirely empty of this type of unit.