Yearly bank fees for each, aka choose your bank wisely.

I actually have some friends that use Stessa or other tools to do the lease signing, etc. because that is what they are used to, but choose to do rent collection and all of their transaction management in Baselane because it is so user friendly and really prepares you for reporting and tax season.

I get more bookings from airBnB then from any other OTA yet AirBnB is the OTA I have the least positive feeling towards.I hope the new STR owners/hosts realize the risk they take if they choose to list on a single OTA.I think you have a good reason to follow what you believe. 

Rent control in the bay area can be extreme as many areas have rent control in excess of the state mandated rent controlIn general experience RE investors are not choosing to add a single ADU in single family zoned areas.  

(And I know a wrap probably isn't the first option many would choose, but I'm in Texas so its really my only option)

Either would be a great option; I'd probably choose Roseville because it's more established, but the City of Elk Grove deserves a lot of credit for its impactful growth programs, so it wouldn't be a bad option. 

When choosing a location for your first rental, it’s great that you’re considering factors like crime rate, population growth, employment rate, and price-to-rent ratio—those are all key metrics.

There are many good companies around to choose from.  

A few reasons I choose to bank with them:-Very easy to set up business bank accounts under my LLCs-Option to create virtual accounts under each LLC.

We can still choose how much to pay someone to operate it if necessary.