if you are able to, would go the whole house rental. it would likely lead to more revenue as most guests would prefer privacy the entire stay. 

The IRS also says “you can choose to treat any debt secured by your qualified home as not secured by the home.”So... this leads to interest tracing rules which are not complicated but it begs more questions-What's the land for?

Does anyone have any quickbooks alternatives that work for class tracking and or can recommend an accountant (ideally in the San Diego area) that would be able to get us going in the right direction?  

Agents that are in local meetups (or better yet are leading them) would be ones to get to know. 

I've been self managing for years and have got a solid process down for finding the right resident. let me know if you need any further help! 

These are all public record and you can find the builder who will lead you to the developer if they are different people.

Sometimes, a local realtor can also point you in the right direction.2.

I've went through several over the years and last year just decided to self-manage everything because the fees were just not worth it for the low level of service I was receiving.

It had never occurred to me that one could be self-sustaining through one's own resources, mainly because I had never made an effort to understand money management, retirement, or finances in general.An MMM blog post led me to BiggerPockets, a forum where the members, sophisticated investors, referred to their properties as "doors."

Alex can continue to self manage his inherited house to learns the ins and outs of property management.