Karen of course please do..I will only be able to do it next year but I will be able to do quite a lot :)

The condo to be featured in Tall Timbers seems quite fascinating.

That seems quite high and I wanted to see what some of you experience.

Also interesting feedback about the name "Landlord Studio" – quite a difficuilt one for us to solve!

In my own personal experience, self-managing an STR can be quite a hassle at times, and not so bad at other times. 2 years ago my answer would have been that the juice is absolutely worth the squeeze for me.

And the fact that I've known this wholesaler for quite sometime outside of the business aspect still has me believe there were no fraudulent or misleading practices done here.

You have insurance that should cover the lost rent until the repairs are done.  4-6 weeks is quite a while, I'd see if you can get another contractor in there.If they've been late two other months prior to this, it is a bigger problem and I'd just get them out.As for contacting the agency, who is paying the rent? 

I guess building in phases helps to mitigant some of that risk but at the same time while you have land being moved and foundations/roads being poured it seems to make sense to do quite a bit at the same time?!

However, due to it being:1) In the state of California2) A shared home, rather than an outright external property being rented...the default insurance company on offer advised that many carriers are pulling out of CA and that I should go to a local insurance agency.My current insurance for home policy does not offer a "home-sharing endorsement" but only a separate renter's insurance, which would complicate things, since it's for traveling professionals, and they're not going to be booking for 12 straight months.

I studied it for quite some time and decided to jump in.