She then collected rents and responsible for paying the underlying mortgages, all of them.

The other thing to keep in mind is that you will have to keep a supply closer or room with your extra bedding and materials and a checklist for you cleaning person to run when they turn the unit, as well as a smooth process to screen, lease sign, and collect payment from the guest.

@Dave Charron, just a guess but perhaps the company wasn't properly insured or the guy wasn't an on the books employee and also the company probably has no suitable assets that can be sold off to collect against them. 

We spent about $9,500 on furnishings including furniture, electronics, kitchenware, bedding, towels, etc. for our 2/2 condos.For market pricing, I collect LTR data from BP rent calculator and multiply by 1.5x.

I'm pretty sure this is allowed within California based on articles by CRES Insurance, but unsure about how to send clients to other state realtors as a finder.My question is: If I make agreements with realtors in various states outside California, can I send them clients and collect finder fees?

@Rebecca Morris The Bigger Pockets bookstore has a great collection of books on multiple topics that are beneficial to beginners.

The submetering company does not collect the payments though.

Fine, I will just keep the property in my name and will collect my rents and and run my business through the LLC structure I just spent $10k on because that will keep me protected. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Would you see yourself using a tool like this, or is it just another shiny object that’ll collect digital dust?