I ended up hiring a local attorney.

The economy is still strong, there's more hiring nowadays

But staying proactive by consulting with professionals in insurance and real estate can provide further peace of mind. 

You can hire someone full time to work at $20+ per hour - $800 per week or $3200 per month (simple calc. not accurate). 

Hi everyone, I moved overseas and hired a big name management co ( Two letters and one number in their name) in Riverside to handle the property.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

For those of you who are familiar with how to open an entity in your state, how to stay self motivated, how to make effective phone calls, and just operate in a professional manner, the first half of the training may seem slow/repetitive.

If you're referring to Airbnb/VRBO insurance for damages then I would say the clear answer is "no" but you can purchase a variety of products to lower your risk.For bookkeeping, doing it yourself or hiring a bookkeeper would both make sense.STRs will have all of the expenses that an LTR would have plus a bunch more like toiletries for example. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Alternatively you can hire someone with a broker's license to be your "broker of record" to open your brokerage.