However, the concept of a virtual office is a very useful tool that provides a professional fiscal and commercial address, as well as additional services such as mail handling, meeting rooms, and phone assistance.

We accomplished that within a few months, and five years later we were doing well over $100 million per month before we sold the company.To get there, we hired top originators from our competitors. 

Any tools, APIs, or approaches you’d recommend?

I'm trying to analyze my first property and not sure how to set it up to run the number using the calculator tools here. 2 of the units are successful Airbnb short term rentals, and the other two units are month to month rentals to existing tenants.

I am sure it will all work out for you in the long run.. we sold ours and made a tiny profit on each but its better than a loss right ?

If you owned a few thousand rental properties, you could argue that owning a private jet is a significant time saving tool and well worth the cost.

So it was going to require more tenacity by you to get the deal sold either way.  

Stationed there almost three years, sold with profit and tax break for how long we lived in the house.

@Barbara Radke Social media is an incredibly powerful tool.

I have actually worked with a number of investors from california who have sold their CA property and been able to acquire 2-3 cash flowing investments in great markets.