She has considerable knowledge about company structures as well.

My question is if I was going to do a mid term rental, would there be any benefit to using AirBNB as a host as opposed to my traditional property management company which also does 30 days leases?

In my company, we stopped doing SMS marketing this past November because of the new regulations but I can share my KPIs for last year so you have an example. 

There are several different options whether it be passively investing utilizing some of the larger companies who do all the work for you or more active investment that will make your money go a little farther if you are comfortable doing more work.

I'm also looking to buy some mom and pop STR management company's to accelerate growth. 

If you had a third party licensed company then they "may" allow it that instance but even then sometimes they say no.

I'm was going to refinance my home from my mortgage company so I could do some home repair but I decided I don't want to I have not schedule a closing date but i have singed some paperwork how do I back out of it ?

Do you have any recommendations on which cities/ zip codes you find better and which company would you recommend for property management?

I moved into my apartment last March and it is owned by a major property management company.

I met some other MTR tenants near me...one from Germany doing a 3 month training for his company, and another who was just "testing" out living in LA as opposed to their hometown in San Diego.