Hi All, I am a new member from the Bay area, Ca looking to invest and operate an Short term rental (STR)I am listening to the Avery Carl's audiobook. 

I live in California and have managed to put some money aside from my W2 job to hopefully get into my first rental property.

You will need their bank account information to setup an auto-withdrawal.Do not ever give your bank account information to the tenant, however.Make sure you have this in writing, and that they consent to it.I see you're in California.

For investors like be being from California, we need to find markets out of state.

@Jeff Sullivan - Jeff, CA to AL; that is quite a switch... :)

I'm a former CA resident with family in the Bay. 

@Nathan Gesner Yes, i CA, it's a lot harder to get stuff done.

In some, like California, it's best to not even deal with that.Seconds can be very lucrative, particularly shortly after 2010.

Hi, I am in negotiations to purchase a property in Sacramento, CA which has an existing lease with a Residential Care Facility.

In CA currently only MF properties are rent controlled.