Stick with it, ask questions, and absorb as much knowledge as you can — the experience will come.

A lot of hosts adjust their cleaning fee to stay competitive, then absorb the difference as part of operating expenses.

@Cj Underwood we actually absorb the ACH fee for tenants because it's still CHEAPER than having to process paper checks or even direct deposits into our bank account.So, see if Tenant Cloud, or any software you pick, allows landlord to pay the ACH fee.Here are other options: Doorloop, Hemlane, Innago, RentRedi, Stessa, Avail, TurboTenant, Buildium.FYI - how did you calculate Buildium will cost you more than $1k annually?

Tell them you've not increased the rent because they are great tenants, but you can't keep absorbing the extra costs from taxes and insurance.Where most of my rentals are, there is a cap on rent increases, so unless I have a turnover, I can only increase the rent a bit each year (eg 3%). 

If that is the case, cash flow is a necessity.If you have the means to absorb negative cash flow then you should concentrate on total return.  

Also, make sure you're buying with enough discount to absorb risk.Biggest lesson many learn?

It's very difficult to absorb the costs associated with owning sub $100K real estate, particularly when you are exclusively reliant on 3rd parties.

Definitely looking to absorb all of the information that I possibly can and learn as I continue on my journey

What’s nice is that Airbnb absorbs the cost of those coupons themselves—they don’t pass it on to hosts.

There are some dogs that just have to be on the couch so these cut way down on dog hairs.We provide dog bowls for water and food along with an absorbent mat.Last up we have a small Bissel hand cleaner for accidents.