You're already half way there by asking people what they want to hear.

Most people won't put in the work. 

Also looking forward to meeting any local wholesalers or people living out the house hacking dream.Thank you to @Scott Trench for leaving a great how-to on introductions!

I'd like to find honest people who are not going to rip me off.

Common problem, no easy answer:(We try to allow our owner clients to arrange their own maintenance, but have learned the hard way there MUST be limitations:1) They can't hire our people!

Then the prices lower towards the date and you end up booking at a low price or worse just being vacant.I think manually pricing your STR'S is a much better approach.So many people are looking for the next cool software app to buy a subscription to.

People have been dropped by insurance companies in wildfire areas and had to scramble to try to find insurance - some using California Fair Plan. 

This comes from several data points, the first being the average age at which people are choosing to stop renting and buy their first home.

A lot of people think of real estate this way. 

You'll probably get a lot of people that can help, especially with a FICO north of 700.