You are operating a business and as such should only care about getting the best applicant.To protect your self you should only be signing M2M lease, never use a term lease when dealing with strangers.

This is why I have chosen to be an REI, to become financially free, so I can make better use of the time I have to spend with family and friends, a better future for my children, and a better environment for people who do don't have.  

I got my first via savings and a little cash from refinancing my main home.

It's easy to find good contractors, but they will charge you an arm and a leg.

You need to add time tables, materials lists (to inclue sKU numbers), and a 3rd part inspection, as well as code inspections to that contract to make sure that you are covered. 

Most people don’t even know what you are actually talking about.. it sounds like you want to be the middle man between a buyer and a seller which is what a realtor does 

Hey Eric, Ming Lim and the meet-up he and a couple of others run is amazing.

It's not enough to know that over the next 5 years, your purchase of an investment is likely to generate say, one and a half million dollars in actual net cash flow.You also want to know: how much will that asset be worth (vs now)?

This is not the business where you want to make mistakes or learn from your mistakes as if you get negative publicity upfront, those reviews will be there for a long time, and a huge majority of guests read these reviews before they decide on a property.I would also consider staying at another airbnb, especially by those who have high ratings and super host, to find out how they communicate or deal with their guests. 

Additionally, I would add that you should use “classes” for your QB accounting which allows you to assign a class to each property and a class for itemized expenses within each property.