You have to fill out something on the property page and they send you postal mail to your address to which you have to enter a code.

As for the rest of it, you can find a lot of useful tips on past forum posts along with podcasts and youtube material on the topic (BP and other RE sources).We've self managed STRs for a few years.

You go to their website, enter all the details of your deal(you have to have the deal under contract and it CANNOT be listed with an agent in the MLS), and someone will contact you in a day or two to ask you some questions.

Partial or full doesn't matter (except see note below re: coming even on delinquent rent).The statute regarding notice for evictions states: "No judgment of possession shall be entered for . . . except in the nonpayment unless the landlord has made written demand and given written notice for delivery of possession of the premises.”

But I don’t divert funds into RE because I want a well diversified portfolio that has equities and RE plus cash and other assets.

I recently came in contact with a RE investor who is farther down the line in his career than I am.

I feel pretty free to tell someone when I think RE is not the greatest investment. 

Quote from @Heather Luu: Unfortunately, you would have to re-key the locks.Here's another option.

A team of lenders, title companies, contractors and RE attorneys, and significant knowledge of the intricacies of real estate transactions, you will be MORE than prepared to dive feet first into your first deals and will do so with CONFIDENCE.

He needs  good RE broker to give him price its worth ..