My current purchase (closing in February) is a luxury cabin that will be an STR.  

Curious to know if anyone else does the model this current day. 2019 was a different ballgame than todays market for sure and I think the model can work but it's very few and far between where the numbers will make sense in todays market.

These platforms typically have billing policies where you pay a per unit fee per month to the software and you get regular updates and support each month.There are a number of low-cost platforms available that are able to offer you a lower price by passing along some of the costs to your tenants (payment processing fees, applications, tenant screening, etc).

In CA currently only MF properties are rent controlled.

Unless you bought in D class, very low appreciation area, you should be sitting pretty. 

You already have a townhome that you currently live in - why not continue to look in Tampa instead?

Have you done any value-added work to your current properties?

Vs her current super-chill life, get's special discounts all over the place for being "too poor" and all the while can work cash jobs when wants extra, keeps her bank account low, plays the game to get here "free ride". 

You could also list low and if the demand is really there, could get bid up.

I own 4 two/three flats bought between 2013 and 2020 in Forest Park, Illinois, at low interest rates and prices in 200000's  They cash flow nicely and prices have increased a lot.