Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

For housing to really be addressed, there needs to be way less tape to set up ground up construction yet stricter rules on actual build quality not necessarily code.

STR loophole works under different rules, and you can read more about it here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1122635-the-s...While REPS is clearly not recognized by CA, their conformity to the STR loophole rules is unclear.

However, I’ve read that some banks may not permit this arrangement.

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@Stephanie SelbyRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

To clarify for those reading the company is Prime Corporate Services out of Utah.

I have read in forums that upfront fees are generally big no-no's.

I have both listened to the podcast and read some of the books produced by BP so it's been fun learning about different strategies people have used to expand and grow their portfolios.

We constantly get the comments that it is much better than it looks which I prefer.So here are some links to read up on the topic @Mark Mileshttps://www.zillow.com/learn/how-to-make-a-virtual-tour-for-...You can go over to - https://matterport.com/ and create a free account.