I determined we were not a good fit for eachother and kindly suggested he might be happier elsewhere.

How do you determine what brokerage you would like to be sponsored by to start out? 

So I have put some thought into this trying to determine what our best path is.I suspect that most areas of San Diego City do not have enough STRs to significantly effect the RE price in those areas. 

PLEASE, do not use a lease off the internet.  

FEMA uses the lowest point of entry to a building to determine whether or not a building would require the flood insurance.

I have low capital but I am determined to figure it out.

@Nick Colvill typically the Appraiser will determine fair market rent for the property.

What data source are you using for determining rental comps?

More than one well-meaning person with good intentions, in fact, without even hurting anyone, has gone away for an inadvertent Ponzi scheme.Do an internet search on "raising private money" to find people who teach that stuff.

Often it is our previous interaction with the listing agent that may help us determine how to proceed.