- What are the Airbnb policies in place in Palm Springs and Joshua Tree?

-If you are looking for privacy so that people can't look you up as the owner of the property in county records, a privacy trust can take care of that, you don't need to open an LLC and deal with all the hassles (depending on LLC laws in your state) of owning and operating an LLC.Bottom line: depending on what you are trying to do, you can probably get by with an umbrella policy and/or a trust until your RE holdings grow to a substantial amount.

You should look into attending a career expo and talking face to face with some brokerage reps and get a feel for how they do business.I work with West USA Realty and think they're great, but I'm sure anyone else would say the same thing about their brokerage so I'd take such recommendations with a grain of salt.You'd probably want to know their policies on handling your own transactions.

Most of those are downtown which I'll be aiming for this next go around.

Like @Bryce Wong mentioned - how much to charge for your security deposit, and whether to charge last month's rent up front is usually dictated by local custom, so you need to know what policy other landlords in your area are going with.I recommend looking at other rental listings on Zillow, Trulia, Hotpads, etc in your neighborhood - usually those terms will be included by the more professional property managers/landlords.Another consideration is the total cost.

I sent him a letter explaining my business policies and what I expected from him.

This will be much better than the commercial rates and terms you'll get with an LLC.2) If you invest in your own name get an umbrella liability policy to cover you in addition to your regular insurance.3) If you buy in your personal name, don't bother transferring to an LLC later.

Can you recommend any insurance company for home owners policy there?

She's been great to help me and very creative.If you're looking to do fix and flips or have rentals make sure you can get a vacant property policy and builders risk.

But the sweet spot is in the lower end of the market, and that is a fine balancing act between nice tenants and low price; increased cash flow...and still aiming for appreciation.