The company's legal counsel has said a guarantor is not needed, citing the company's annual revenue and an employee, effectively, being unwilling to cut a check on behalf of their employer if it came to that.

What is the effect of the (huge) financial benefit he's receiving on the partnership?  

In contrast, according to a Yahoo Climate series on how areas are and would be effected by climate change in the years to come ranked Oregon’s Curry County, which is located on the coast, as the top spot on the list of 10 safest places to live in the Pacific Northwest when it comes to climate change risks, and is rated as 20th safest county overall in the lower 48 states.

Specifically, I'm interested in:Essential Skills and Knowledge: What specific skills and knowledge should an agent possess to serve investors effectively?

Look at social media and mycase.com     There are many steps to a quality and effective screening process. 

If so, has this been effective with improving efficiency, tenant satisfaction, and overall business operations?

Of course this may not be cheap, but it’s very effective.

Because when your properties pass to your kin, they get a step-up in basis, effectively making a lifetime worth of gains invisible to the US Government.

I wouldn’t do that on a more public advertising forum, because some idiot will cry discrimination.But it really had no effect.

This is through effective marketing (15+ channels including Airbnb/VRBO/Marriott Homes & Villas/Booking.com/Homes2Go and more, as well as a revenue manager, 24 hour guest communication etc.