James and his people who manage the program are nice and give basic sales and negotiation advice but not much that moves the needle in any situation.

You basically confirmed my initial feelings with your post.

You’re basically relying on CA migration, and while that may be a strategy, it’s a risky one.  

As @Greg Scott mentions, small claims is usually the court process to use.Here's the basic process:1) Small Claims money judgment2) Garnishmnet court action on employer or bank3) Actual collection of fundsSounds easy, but finding them and hoping they stay with a job or bank, so you can collect is always a challenge.

Is it sad we live in a world with basically a success tax?

Totally agree… cash up front is basically a disappearing act waiting to happen unless you know them well.

AirDNA article for reference:"The average guest stay is between 8 and 30 days, and you provide significant services – If guests stay more than seven days but less than 30, your rental may still be non-passive if you provide substantial services beyond basic maintenance.

Basically no there is no advantage to you for cost segregation or any type of accelerated depreciation.

It's basically a free lead gen source so many chase those as well as cancelled listings too.

Basically, since you’re so young, the big question is how often you think you’ll be able to build up that kind of capital again.