@Antonio Ramos as long as cash flow is your objective, you'll have no choice but to invest outside of CA.

There seems to be so many choices and angles to go at when it comes to real estate.  

Everything else will fall into place.See here is the equation I have developed:DEALS = Traffic + ConversionNow this equation applies to everything.Any kind of traffic, what ever the methods you use to convert traffic.So it is still very general.So lets  make it more specific.Deals = SEO + CredibilityMuch better: My weapon of choice for traffic = SEOMy weapon of choice for conversion = CredibilitySo My traffic is relatively free free, my credibility is free.Do you think if people go to such great lengths to find me online and they see we are THE solution for them... do you really think they will not fill in the form just because the CTA is blue?

Spend some time meeting investors who have passively invested out of state, maybe even in Memphis if that is your city of choice, and make a plan to follow the steps of other investors who have been successful.  

I am doing what the seller wants, their choice their decision.Who are YOU to tell me or the seller what they should want?

Barbershops are a safe tenant choice.

If it is not sufficient, owner and general contractor has to make a request to tap into the contigency fund or any surplus from other line items on the cost breakdown.If you don’t think you can fulfill these requirements from your lender (s), bring it up and discuss with them before the construction has started.

But now that we're leaving for good, we have a choice - traditional long-term rental or furnished medium-term rental?

Even with the problems listed above my buyer obtained the property under market value and will be able to raise rents sufficiently to make this investment cash flow.  

Here are some online reviews about it:  https://www.capterra.com/p/160106/Smoobu/If you are not satisfied, my second choice would easily be ownerreservations.comOriginally posted by @Mike Neubauer:@Ken Latchers I'm curious if you have looked any more at Smoobu.