My questions: - Looking to understand pain points of operating in Indio that you wished you had known - Besides the music festival in April, is there frequent tourism ensuring you are making the annual CoC ? 

In Pittsburgh, where I live and operate, this would be a two to three-month process in front of almost all out local district magistrates.

It has been operating for 2 months now.

Operating in the Luxury SpaceWe focus on properties in the $1.4 million to $1.9 million purchase price range, which allows us to sell finished projects in the $2.5 million to $3 million range.

There are also additional costs of operating and maintaining an LLC, like separate bank accounts, annual report filings, tax filings, etc.2.

Supplement this far simpler entity approach by ensuring you have appropriate types and levels of insurance, you operate your business in a manner in which your conduct is not considered an exclusion in your policy, you work with licensed and insured vendors, you execute contracts with indemnification clauses with these same vendors/ require additional insured status &  maintain appropriate licensing and permits.

If you are able to setup a credit card identical to your accounts payable accrual account, it should operate the same.  

I currently operate a few STRs so have a good understanding of that aspect although they're all located in touristy locations.

Just make sure you are saving towards those slow months during the peak months, buy a deal at the right price (don't overpay just because its a turnkey STR or you think it will make more money than projected), and look into ways to increase bookings during those slow months with some marketing and operation tweaks. 

I only operate 1 house I bought this year, but I'm eager to stand out in the competition.