My city shut the rental arbitrage model down this summer, with regulation requiring the host to live in the property for more than half the year. 

The vacation renters look for different things from their host, then do business travelers. 

Let me know how you make out, and enjoy the Sunshine, as we get ready for the show and clouds!

Typically, a title company is used to:Search title history to uncover any claims or liens on the property, or a potential cloud on the title.Hold onto earnest money or other monies involved if a broker is not doing so.Provide title insurance to protect the new owner (you).Closing, final signatures and ensuring paperwork is in order.If you do not use a title company then you will need to take care of these items yourself, unless you are using a quitclaim deed or warranty deed, I would highly recommend it.

If not we can always host one too!!

Ideally, the software would be able to *Accommodate team collaboration (cloud functionality a must)*Have the ability to create 3D renderings (and 2D printed copies) of floor plans, as well as landscape/hardscape designs*Be able to outline the finishes (I.e., what finishes go where) plan, both interior and exterior, at a detailed levelThank you!

I like the receipts feature on the app (you can take a picture using the app and it will store it in the cloud).

Joe's not wrong . . . the simplest path will be what I described, and Occam favors this for sure.A different path that may well lead to a more dynamic overall success would be to get up into the clouds and figure out what fuels you and what your big "why" is in life and then figure out what dirt work you can do to best pursue that. 

There's a host of costs associated with being a broker.

Short answer is that a real estate attorney probably needs to review the documents between the current owner and tenant to determine what rights the tenant has and whether the agreement affects the owner's right to freely sell or transfer the property.Depending on what exactly the lease/purchase agreement says, the agreement with the tenant could have conferred certain rights to that tenant and might be a "cloud" on the title.