There is so much that goes into buying an STR, especially your first one.

NOTE: we agree with charging for their time, but not the lack of disclosure.4) Some PMC's also get kickbacks from contractors, so the price you see on the contractor invoice sent to you, is really not the true price.

Hey @Edward Zachary Samperio, have you called each municipality involved to double check the regs?

If they called you first, would you have made a different decision?

As Jay pointed out all this reads of what I'd call "par for the course" in D/C class.

Would that be, for example, if the PM says, "I manage a duplex for John Smith in Turlock," then I call John as a reference, ask John a few questions, and then ask John the address of his duplex so I can later look it up on the county website and verify if he is the owner?

There are not many ADU comps in my SoCal area YET.

so if you don't have a lot of money, then you'll have to save some up.hope this helps

My main goal is to build good fundamental knowledge so any and all help is appreciated!

The person calling you is on a money grab. you do not need a wyoming trust.