In September 2019, my husband and I made a decision to buy a cabin in the picturesque mountain village of Idyllwild, CA, about a 2 hour drive from our home in San Diego. We wanted a special getaway we could share with our grown children and grandkids. But we also knew that in order to afford it, we would need to rent it out as a vacation rental. And so began our adventure…

It’s been a bit over a year since we closed escrow. Within a month of closing, the Pandemic hit and vacation rentals...