BiggerPockets has options to search through investor-friendly resources that you are looking for here too. https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-companiesGood luck on your STR journey and let us know any updates or questions that come up!

Quote from @Elizabeth Rose: @Josh Bowser this tip of doing a quick search on county GIS or software to see if homes in a neighborhood are owned in personal names or LLCs is gold, thank you!

Quote from @Chris Gibbins: Hi Everyone - I searched the forums but could not find any related posts.

I'm ordering title searches and am trying to avoid having to pay for more title searches than needed.

I would make sure however you are investing is clearly understood (see Norada search on BP). 

Happy to help with some advice and if you do a search, you'll find some solid posts I made on the space. 

I did a MLS search, and there is definitely nothing close to what you have in your neighborhood. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1066-28th-St-Oakland-CA-9...

I don't think it should matter if the deal is seller financed, cash, or hard money; the title search and insurance process should be the same.

I am also in search of a PM right now and interviewing few candidates

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.