DSCR is designed for this situation.

It really boils down to what YOU're most comfortable with.

They did, 4 days later in person, and told us that we were in violation; that short term rentals (less than 7 days) were not an allowable use for our zoning designation, CRO (commercial, residential, office) and that we would be receiving a certified letter to cease and desist.

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Maybe women as a whole arent interested in these jobs or flipping houses > On my jobs the the women work as designers for the hard surface company.. we have a few women I see working for the sheet rock company doing the fine detial mudding and patch work and well when I was in the logging business one of my loggers his sister ran the log loader and was very good swinging those logs on to the truck..

-Is this in need of some kind of professional designation or compliance with some kind of law or regulation?

That is how I got started.I also encourage you to listen to the Thanks for Visiting podcast because they are in your city.I hired an online interior designer and gave a per-square-foot budget.

All security deposits are held in the operating account but our accounting system keeps careful track of security deposits and they show up as a liability on our balance sheet.I've not heard of management software designed to function in a specific state, so presume any would work there. 

Design alterations.

I work with a design agency that handles drawings and permitting throughout the state.