All funds process through various channels but the PMS (with trust accounting which is very important) keep track of all the funds and then we disburse monthly to the owner. 

For example:Second, under their "About us" link, click on "Management" and you'll see a "Meet the Team" page where there's the following photo/info for this James LaPushner fellow you mentioned (which says he was born in New Zealand):However, if you do a reverse Google image search on this photo, you'll find that it's posted on several other sites, including this one: https://planetaseminarov.ru/people/konstantin-baksht.htmlHere's a photo of him from this page:This page is written in Russian, but if you translate it, it says his name is Konstantin Baksht, he lives in Moscow Russia, and he is the owner and CEO of the international consulting company Baksht Consulting Group. 

As a short term rental owner I can tell you they are not passive and can be a headache.

Also owner may want to use property and just rent it out some.

I owner occupy the home, renting a room to a friend at $650/mo, and the lower unit rents for $1850/mo - total rental income of $2500/mo.

Less headache for the owner.

non owner occupied may get taxed at a higher rate than owner occupied.

I'm trying to walk you through the process, but you're jumping the gun to acceleration and not recognizing your error with the basics.

For example, the owner's name or the property's name (I picked this one).

Purchased in a desirable part of Oakland (Glenview area) as an owner occupant in 2019.