now the problem, i am concerned about a recession (i bet either by end of '18 or in '19) and longer term i am concerned about 1) public unfunded pension liabilities 2) interest payments on US debt 3) impact that automation will have on employment/renters...basically longer term i am worried about a S^%$ Hitting the Fan scenario.  

The concept was good but the implementation the first time around did not work.

Never giving up and constantly learning the correct information to implement is the key to success.

And Brie is on fire and building.So these things all take time risk and effort to implement..

It's also not that expensive given the breadth of service options (tenant portals, auto pay, e-lease mgmt, etc...) ..Im assuming it should automate many of the tasks maybe you're getting bogged down with from the free version of cozy.co.Also interested to hear which features/issues you're trying to solve as @Joseph DiNardi-Mack mentioned.

I also plot and implement the stealing of renters from my competition and getting them out of this business. 

I’m a big believer in direct mail since I have experienced success in it and much more so recently when I implemented the techniques taught by many on this site.

But the first thing you need to do before even giving him a 30-day notice of the increase in rent (even by $1) or a larger security deposit, is make sure that there is no long-term lease that would still be in force at the time the increase - or any other term(s) you intend to implement - takes effect.If you know that you will still be under comps, let the tenant figure out if he wants to get upset enough to leave.

But you are good based on the current law and new law if implemented 

If I had to guess, implementing a lead paint regulation is not far away for Airbnb and it might be a good idea to start implementing in order to just cover yourself.Also, they sell lead paint test kits at Walmart for like 20$ and it is a fairly simple diy project so it might be worth it to just test your walls for some peace of mind!