And, having ready access to capital allowed us to scale more quickly.  2) Because the compensation is so balanced, it makes passive investing much more attractive.  

And it's in a super convenient, central location, closer to downtown San Francisco than most of SF neighborhoods, and easy access to the whole East Bay.

Validate planning zoning requirements and access to utilities.

If you own either of the properties free and clear and don't need to access all of the equity to make the next purchase happen, that would be ideal.

You could ask that they put a year or so of savings into a separate account on which you have view access or receive a monthly statement so you can see they have the ability to pay future rent.They aren't going to last without other income or savings with income at 1.25x rent.

Tools like Zillow, Redfin, or even MLS data (if you have access) can help.Good Luck!

You should not have allowed access and now you are going to live the old adage of "it's easier to give slack later than to real it in." 

They use PRICE LABS to create these score cards that test your price, data is pulled from Price Labs, well guess what you can access that right from Price Labs you do not need to pay them for that.

A lot of STR investors prefer to sell off-market so they don't have to shut off business during tours, and I'm lucky to get access to a large majority of those deals in CO.

The course heavily relies on cold calling and emailing, which hasn't been effective for me as a novice.I'm considering a different approach, such as arbitrage, as it seems more accessible for a beginner.