You can get reimbursed for cleaning if guests smoke or bring unauthorized pets which easily can be a few hundred dollars per incident. 

As you begin your REI journey here is one tip I have for you:Use this website as you are trying to narrow down the places you want to invest in. https://www.areavibes.com/Its awesome because it gives you a "total livability score" & you can compare different zip codes & streets to others. 

I was just on their website looking at the permit process:CityofSac-STR PermitLooks like 90 days max until you get a conditional use permit but still reading as it seems a little unclear:A short-term vacation rental may operate from a location that is not the operator's primary residence for a total of 90 days in a calendar year.

To protect this community, they are selective about the people bring in because we all want connect with people who are motivated, committed to the process, and excited about being part of a real estate investing community.

Once the property is on the MLS, it is visible through any number of consumer websites.  

However, I see this as a vertical integration and bringing more capabilities in house to make more money instead of hiring an outsider firm. 

I was just banned from sending the same introductory email to 3 members.I am new to this website- what did I do wrong?

Direct booking website, highly attentive to guests needs and experiences and consistently enhance the property during ownership.

They go to my website, fill out a form, and then we do a call to go over their specific situation.

For example, to get up-to-date property tax data you would need to scrape every county's tax data website (thousands of different websites, data formats, issues, etc...) then aggregate and clean the data.