I know the quality of the home and neighborhood won't be the same in California, but because I'm targeting buy and hold, I just need a property with okay or decent rental yields.

I'd also target markets with good population growth & economic drivers that are helping the market progress. 

Cleaner, easier, exit if needs must. 

Much easier app to navigate and use.

The tenant and lease set up is way easier and intuitive in Stessa.

I worked with one comtractor that was able to make the rehab way easier.

You are creating a new job for yourself.With the number of STRs (I assume that just because there is 850 permits doesn't mean that they are all in use), plus the in you have with the other owners and the local page, make it easier to hit the ground running.Maybe you reach out to some of the independent contractors you know and ask them if they might want to join your team.

Looking into moving personal properties to LLC and then trying to get Business Line Of Credit which will help make it easier to scale and diversify.

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

I thought I had to be in an area "where renters live" LOL - today we target areas with as few renters as possible3.)