Hey guys, I am very new to real estate but I am a software engineer by profession.

I mistakenly applied using zero employees (it appears I could have counted myself as 1 employee), so within a few weeks of applying I received an email saying that I qualified for no grant money (1 employee = $1000 grant that does not need to be repaid).I have credit monitoring services.

@Michael Leeson - I also agree with @Marcus Auerbach - Welcome Home MKE - has a great service ran by @Matt MauriceNot to say a full-time property manager isn't for you, but have you ever considered using any self-management software to help with some of the painful tasks of being a landlord and in turn save yourself some money.

We are a software engineer also a real estate investor in California.

I really wish these softwares would get their act together The good news is Beyond Pricing recently added Min Night Stay options so I guess we’re going back to them. 

Yes, they are lending funds to a real estate company... but strictly speaking, it makes no difference if the company sold bagels or software or manufactured toilet seats.

The software also gave me a 3D virtual tour option so I could get a feel for the final product. 

That means one that not only will find tenants and handle the payments but also properly monitors your investment. 

JenPost it on Craigslist, call everyone you know in the investment world and see if anyone they know is buying there, (if you have Prop Stream or a similar software) look for recent cash sales in the area (non owner occupied) and call the buyers to see if they are still buying.

The software is pretty basic but gives you what you need; total coin revenue, total app revenue and # of transactions.