If you are in a high fire zone, the California Fair Plan is likely your best bet.

@Dennis Boettjer, I will echo's Brian's comment and add: also take a look at some of the threads in the Syndications review forum: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/960I do not mean this as a "here are people to invest in or avoid", as there are some groups going through current issues that, personally, I would qualify as fairly strong syndicators, overall.  

@Jennifer Hung While I do not know their work personally, I think it's fair to assume that one shouldn't do business with someone who was/is being investigated by an Attorney General and the FBI.

Right now the demand from tenants is concentrated at the higher end of the market, but I agree eventually it'll be fairly ubiquitous.

should allow you to save for your second deal fairly quickly.Full disclosure: I run a turnkey operation based out of Birmingham, AL—happy to point you in the right direction and answer any questions that come up!

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

Connect with local investors through real estate investment groups, attending housing fairs, and speaking with property managers familiar with the LSU rental market.Good luck!

For example, they lost a fairly major battle when they tried to argue that only licensed professional can manage short term rental properties. 

@Tyler GilpinEach HUD office in every County publishes FMR ( Fair Market Rent ) reports each year.Just google Name of Counit HUD FMR and it should pop up.You might have to dig around to find it.Or call the local HUD office and they will point you in the right direction 

So I learned the business of Construction through flipping as far as how it should look, fair pricing, the language of contracts, but with Nate I learned the strategic strategy and ready to get started building my portfolio!