We have a small career field and when we were newly married E-4s, a E-5 told us that she'd bought a house at her various duty stations. 

As noted by @Lynnette E. for CA,  there does come a point at which counties in WA will not let just anyone pay the property taxes.   

This platform is a wonderful site to be on when starting your real estate journey. 

I’m doing customer research for a new platform that would help landlords and property managers automate their communication with tenants and perspective tenants using new to world chat technology. 

Hey there,Wanted to get your expertise on posting and finding qualified tenants across the various platforms (Zillow, Apartments.com, Craigslist). 

That's great you're taking advantage of all of the great content, there are numerous benefits to this platform.

Don't the platforms (VRBO/Air) not want you to share the address of the property in your listing prior to booking? 

If I were you, I would start by making a scratch list of all the things you want to track and then comparing to the IRS Schedule C or Schedule E and seeing what things you missed.

Developers already have enough of a bad rap  To @Lynnette E.

Kevin Bupp had a pretty insightful podcast with what seemed like a major player in the industry.Think this is it: https://podbay.fm/podcast/791316884/e/1561438800