This makes it an ideal starting point for new investors or those looking to diversify their portfolio without taking on excessive risk.Potential for Appreciation: San Antonio's real estate market has shown steady appreciation over the years, driven by economic growth and an influx of new residents.

I don't like doors as a metric but appreciate it when a newb starts using the terms in excess as it tells me they've started in the last 2 years or have 1 or 2 "doors" without me having to ask. 

There are obviously a lot more factors that go into it - real estate is always going to be a mix of the tangible property/market itself with a mix with the investor/operator including experience, risk appetite, financial situation etc.I would say however if you are just getting started in real estate - LTRs are probably (in a vacuum) the better bet as STRs are certainly more sophisticated and challenging from an investor perspective

It just seems excessive. 

Agreed with Account Closed - putting real estate, or a real estate partnership - within an S-Corporation provides effectively no value, while creating significant headaches and tax consequences.The only real benefit left for an S-Corp is partial shielding of employment taxes - but a rental property already doesn't produce any self-employment taxes, so the one benefit already doesn't apply to the rental.Then you have problems with not getting basis in the debt of the property, having a lack of flexibility on future structure, issues with distributions in excess of basis...just nothing about it is good.If the Partnership hires a property manager, and that property manager ends up being your S-Corp - great, now you are perhaps better managing your exposure to self-employment income as a result of these property management fees. 

However, the dog has excessive barking whenever the tenant is not home.

You should only consider switching when your current software has a significant flaw or lacks features that force you to spend excessive time on workarounds.

PHX has a hillside ordinance that's not that easy to navigate, so you may lose SF due to excessive slopes or what the ordinance dictates.I'd suggest doing a bit more research - can you get a survey of either property? 

You increase their energy bill by having to run the pump excessively.

Umbrella policies only kick in to cover any excess of what your initial insurance coverage doesn’t cover.