Your city's planning department will have a form to fill out or other method to communicate with AT&T's Engineering Department.

.- passive investor puts in 30% cash for down payment in return for 40% ownership- deal provider (Me) puts zero cash in but finds, secures and manages the deal, bank financing and 100% of the property management- bank mortgage for 70%- closing costs split 50/50- capital improvements split 50/50- all monthly positive cash flow (profit) as well as 60% property ownership goes to the deal provider (me).- first refinance (year 3-5) get investor's 30% investment out (before I take any equity) so we can do it again! 

I came across one of the webinars of biggerpocket that's when I realised that I must learn of these methods to create my portfolio.

So instead of sticking to your typical balloon payment after 5, push back and try to see if they are open for a hybrid term to drag it out longer. 

Does it reduce monthly payments or keep the monthly payments same and pay off the amount quicker?

Neighbors offered that the person left because he could not afford the payments and he was being foreclosed on. 

My parents brought the down payment, while I paid the closing costs.

Civil records clerk claims the only forms they have are landlord/tenant eviction based on non payment of rent and I need to google the form I need. 

If the rents aren't covering the payments, they may be willing to sell at a loss (or break even point) just to stop the flow of money.

The way Avery Carl (the author) and the podcast guests describe it, managing an STR seems quite straightforward, though I'm aware it requires significant effort to be successful.My plan is to purchase a property for under $400k, make a 10% down payment, and self-manage it as an STR.Living in San Diego, and given the real estate prices in Southern California, finding a profitable STR locally seems challenging.