I think it would be really lucerative to get into commercial spaces as well but as of right now we are primarily entertaining SF homesCopy - glad you have good things to say about DealMachine.

Would love to connect sometime as well, I'll shoot you a PM

It’s super important you prioritize the end product: something that gets the job done well as an STR.  

We are not looking to conquer real estate but just start generating some passive income I hope this finds you all well.

.: Some of the advice above is not well thought out or not aware of the rules in CA.  

Well, my therapist friends claim that the latter is not too far from reality. 4.

I was planning on shorter term rentals as I have a family member who comes for 2 months in the summer, but I assume a landlord policy would cover that as well.   

Does that include utility service to the house, a driveway, septic and well? 

Well I must have an AWESOME local agent because I have no complaints at all and have used them for years.  

My team and I are investor friendly agents and our investors ourself in Houston as well.