Been consuming all the guides and podcasts I can!

Yet, should I just hold on to this Bay Area real estate making modest profit?

Although you have not given much detail, my first hunch is that an airbnb would be more likely to generate more money for you, but that it will be more time consuming and hands on.

This is time-consuming and most likely will end up with complaints.My suggestion is to talk to the utility company to get an average.

, everyone knows about them and they are very time consuming with no clear date or if you are ever going to get any kind of a deed to the property.

As a PM I will tell you that Zillow, et all, has made the job of the leasing agent very time consuming.  

They are 95% legal in Texas...if you can comply.A pure option OR a pure lease is fair game, regardless of who is getting the benefit.If you are *getting* the LO (and not a consumer), game on. 

lol  Particularly is they have no idea how the business model works and the benefits experienced by consumers. 

Receiving rent, paying a vendor, paying the owner...it all required duplicate steps and was very time-consuming.

It's much less time consuming for you, and it also generates a sense of urgency among potential renters when they see others who are interested, too.