., which grants permits to hosts, about a dozen of the city’s 3,600 nonowner-occupied listings—which include Airbnb properties—surfaced in the first days of April as advertisements for one-year leases on Zillow or Craigslist, according to Host Compliance LLC, a software provider tracking permits for the city.

Is there any software out there that simplifies rent collections and general management? 

Different locations have very different rules and all advice is not applicable to all areas.

Hello, is this still applicable to 2022?

You will need to clarify details with your lenders but FHA and first time buyer loan products are typically owner-occupant loans, so may not be applicable in your plans.You also mentioned contacting a Realtor in California- they should be able to help source out a Realtor in Boise to help with any purchase there.  

@Josh Vaughn I strongly recommend looking into Innago, a free property management software.

You want to be fair and give the first person a reasonable amount of time to sign a lease and provide a deposit, but if that first tenant is dragging their feet, then your friend shouldn't turn away qualified applicants who are ready to move in.

I have been going back and forth trying to decide which one is best - Beyond Pricing, Price Labs or Wheel House.   I have a condo in Lahaina, Maui that is part of a large complex (Aina Nalu by Outrigger). The unit is ...

Some have gone as far as to pay (through Zillow) for an application which includes a background check. 

We dont have statistics on this, but intuitively, we are seeing a measurable increase in the number of applicants moving to our suburban neighborhoods.