Quote from @Brandon Foster: Hello Ryan,STR is do able in the north county area but there are a lot of rules and regulations.The city of Oceanside right now will not allow anything STR unless it’s west of pacific coast hwy.This is changing a lot too so you need to be aware of that in your plans.Carlsbad is super strict too but there are some condos that are still available to do STR in.Medium term rentals are as safer bet but way less profitable.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

You can also use online resources such as City Data to search demographics in the area. 

Behind referral on on-line sources like Next door, Google review, FB marketplace, etc.  

If you give them 30 days to get rid of the dogs, there will be comfort animal certificates in 2 days from an online site.

Instead of piecing together information from random online sources, you get a cohesive learning experience.4.

The "online leads" trend becomes a vast pool of scams, each one discovering a new and "better" way to find motivated sellers via SEO/Paid adds/Social Media etc, and automatically aims to make a profit from selling those so-called leads.

Online is a very tough way to do it.

This is a common misconception but we're an online platform where the owner chooses their own price and selects their own tenants.

Your best bet would be to find a portfolio lender whose niche aligns with your investment strategy.