Here’s what I have so far:Downtown San Antonio (78205)King William Historic District (78204)Pearl District (78215)Alamo Heights (78209)Southtown (78210)Leon Valley (78238)Stone Oak (78258)Tobin Hill (78212)La Villita (78205)Helotes (78023)Heritage / Far West Side (78245)I just wanted a broad list to start with areas that could fit the bill.

Congrats on starting your short-term rental journey!

Many people choose NOT to have this, because the administrator will then vet every investment you make to ensure you do not invalidate your IRA.Invalidating your IRA means that you've done a prohibited transaction and the entire account is then deemed as distributed to you.If you don't want checkbook control, then I recommend a plan administrator such as Equity Trust - www.trustetc.comIf you are sure that you're aware of all the rules around prohibited transactions and disqualified people (who you can and can't do business with), then a plan administrator like Sense Financial would be a good place to start talking.  

Quote from @Cade Antonucci: I am starting to grow my rental portfolio and am looking for online alternatives to hold security deposits.

The Real Estate Rookie podcast is such a great resource—you're off to a fantastic start.

Great start to your investing journey! 

Any city that I'm looking to invest in I always start by looking at population growth.

I would start by listening to the podcasts, i especially liked the older ones!

We don't recommend "newbies" start out with Class D properties.

I am ready and will be starting with property number one sometime, hopefully, quarter one of 2025 with a possibly 2 bedroom and 1 bathroom single family home; as this is within my current budget.