So far the condo investment has been pretty hands off as the HOA handles most things

That being said, you can find a home that can function as a duplex.

So Duplex under SB9 equals multifamily with ADU you could add two ADUs @Brad Sand.

You can get a duplex for around $150,000 or less.

Since Thomas is asking about buying a duplex as a first time buyer I assume he doesn't want a hard money loan.

I am curious if anyone has had success in other areas let me know.We are thinking of relocating as it looks like there is no end in sight for this.If you had 250k to spare or sitting in a non interest bearing account, you could look into the hard rock hotel condos.

I implore you to do one of two things...1) find a partner that's been there, done that, and bought the tee-shirt so you can learn the ropes with someone who knows the pitfalls or, 2) start with a single-family or duplex with the guidance of someone that knows what they are doing.

I'm closing on a nice condo deal this Friday.

And then special assessments on condos.

The other one is not in California, quit W2 at age 37 scaled from 2014 to 2021 with 5 duplexes, quit W2 during COVID, lives a frugal lifestyle and benefitted from the huge increase in property values and low interest rates.