Here’s my suggestion.  

Lost job?

I suggest gradually assembling a reliable maintenance team that includes HVAC, plumbing, and other essential services.Tenants are responsible for providing access to the property.

We live in the bay area because this is where our jobs are and we have family in the area, but we prefer to invest in landlord friendly states.

Hi Pat, I would suggest seeking work through a Brokerage as an administrative assistant. 

Columbus is the only Ohio market that has seen rapid growth in jobs and population. 

I’m a contrarian but I’d suggest Columbus.

If you know of any legal entity in TX that can help in a case where GP is not doing their job (maybe a branch of SEC), please let me know.TIA

As @Brett Synicky suggested, keep it simple, as a sole proprietorship.You are also not considering that you will have to pay $800 per year and per LLC to your greedy state.In short, get some professional advice instead of TikTok advice.

I think they've done a great job of building their product and if you already have a property listed on Airbnb, it's super easy to import to MiniStays (though it's not difficult to list your property there if you don't.)