In my initial contact the first deal representative she  mentioned it’s because I am not looking off market.

use STR reports it's more representative of major hotel markets and hotel inventory. find hte right brand. we just did a 150 page report on one development site.

I remember a buddy who once represented a client in the Santa Cruz Mountains.. this client turned an old barn into a shared art studio and invited local artists to rent the space, which ended up boosting inccome in ways they never imagined.The Redwood market can be tricky because of environmental restrictions, zoning quirks, and limited inventory.

Corporations, S-Corporations, Partnerships and trusts must be represented by an attorney you cannot represent yourself.

And if this represented my total portfolio, it would be like starting over.  

In property management, you're responsible for overseeing properties that may either represent investment assets or hold significant emotional value to their owners, such as a childhood home.

If you are not representing the seller, you can't list it on the MLS. 

You should have an opt-out of the contract too, so if there is anything that you are not being represented correctly on you can opt-out of it as well. 

Additionally, listing brokers represent what seller's provide them. 

Information like: Do you want to manage the property yourself, or do you want to pay a property management company to do that for you, is important to know because it will start to narrow your options.If you want to be more of an active investor, finding the deal yourself direct from a seller, doing some of the work yourself to fix it up, and then representing yourself to sell it on your own is probably the most active you can be and will give you the highest return in the shortest amount of time.