Both died in their late 50's after years of suffering COPD.They had the walls completely covered with that old Italian felt patterned wallpaper so after removing that & using several layers of shellac the smell was gone.

Almost 99% of AirBnB in Miami/S Fla is breaking some sort of law (local or state or HOA), not to mention violating terms of their insurance or mortgage.

What is it s/he helped you to accomplish that has you so happy?

Smith has been dead since the 80's and taxes stopped being paid in 2011.

Can someone please provide me with a p&s/ assignment contract for Southern California?

Get liability umbrella for insurance and you also get insurance from some of the booking platforms.   4. 1031's work on STRs.Cheers!

Or do what @Thomas S. has recommended.

Ultimately, we would like to learn more about real estate and start to scale our business and get it to a point where we surpass our income from our current job(s).

Additionally, this would only work well on smaller duplexes like 2/1's, ~1000ft per unit. 

I already own a S-Corp. but I don't want to attach these properties to that?