Others might be fine with taking risk, but least by doing this a person can get an idea of what might go wrong.e) Legal document analysis: it will usually take a few days to go through the legal document properly, as almost inevitably there are tons of gotchas that either have to be explained, or mitigated with a side letter.That is the very short summary of what I do.

They are usually short staffed.

Long story short I wanted to return the security deposit, and find a new tenant. 

My current financing isn't terrible, but the amortization is short, and I'm looking to extend that with Fannie Mae.

I’ve bought multiple short sales. 

If not, are there alternatives (short of moving to Texas) that I should consider?

Short REITs such as avalon that have large exposure to markets such as SF Seattle and NYC where rents went up so high to drive people to purchase but developers kept permittingNote analysis does not apply to sfh and non top 10 metro.

In short, it's not worth it unless you have a very strong argument for the City's Zoning Board.

New Braunfels, TX tightens up on Short Term Rentals

I hear ya, and the commute from Brentwood to LAX/Inglewood is considered really short for LA.