So if a PM or contractor attempts to cheat him, he can instantly pull many properties from them and give it to a competitor.

This helps reduce the chance of a freelancer stealing your entire code and becoming your competitor, but you’ll still have to learn enough to put the pieces together.In the software world it’s almost impossible to protect your product.

Assuming STR's are hunky dory, what do your competitors look like?

The competitors in the market do not seem to be doing well since all of their pictures are taken from their phones, and the beds look like they are from 1873.

I'm planning my trip to paris and Rome next month while a lot of people my age are swiping their credit cards and building debt on white claws (no offense, to each their own lol).

As a sanity check, I always check my top competitors to see what they're charging and their occupancy and then I adjust mine accordingly. 

@Nidal Daraiseh easiest method might be to use Cozy (or one of the similar competitors) and create a rental application for all of you to ‘apply’ for.

The good news is that most of your competitors (investors in CA looking for cash-flowing properties) are NOT willing to take major steps in their investing career. 

They will be your competitors.2) Repair budget 5%. 

Besides, most REI are focused on that same small group...which ends up developing a large group of competitors...all bidding against eachother, which in the end means they are all bidding against themselves.I start with the market to find the micro-markets where there is a collection of current buyers, past sellers, and current rentals that establish a common ground of value for flipping and/or holding properties of common type and size.