A lot were doing air bnb up until the new rules came in place for the city of San Diego but you can still find a property outside the city that you can potentially do STR with to cash flow. 

Im sorry, you act like you know the exact algorithm used by Air or VRBO, because "you worked for Amazon". but you are only guessing, as are most people. again, there are a lot of good hosts and owners, it is always going to be hard to get on the first page, hoping the filters help rule of competition.

Ended up with negative cash flow due to replacing an air conditioner. 

.$69.99 - BISSELL Little Green MultiClean Portable Deep Cleaner - https://www.costco.com/bissell-little-green-multiclean-porta...If you are going to have pets, then this little guy is great.

The Economic Development there is focused on building competitive regional talent, diversifying the regional economy, transforming Montgomery's image and building diverse community capacity.Major economic drivers to the area include Hyundai manufacturing, Maxwell & Gunter Air Force Base, major Amazon distribution, Alabama State Capitol, Alfa Insurance, Kinpak, H2 Pharma, Dollar General transport/logistics, Dow Chemical, and Conner Industries to name a few. 

Doing a BRRRR that you plan on turning into an air bnb would not be the best as a beginner out of state.

He parked his car, and ran up on us with his arms in the air yelling "dont shoot me". 

In CA Public Works, they typically allow 1-3% mobilization costs.Depends on how large of a project you're doing and what the contractor is to provide, like portable restrooms or storage containers.

I feel better now, but perhaps I should start looking for a lawyer who can help on the matter of the tenant taking in her mother without my permission and they having walled in the deck with heavy curtains, which impedes air circulation, etc.  

Air filter also in crawlspace inconvenient for tenants to change.