The reality is that you're buying in difficult market with high prices and higher interest rates.

HEy, I am living in Poland now, this permit should not be too difficult to get depending on what type of investment! 

We know we want to create an llc but is it difficult to secure a loan?

It will be much more difficult, you need a team where is a mutual trust. 

Coastal CA (Bay Area, LA, San Diego) has land constraints and it's very difficult to build new and continues to have high demand, despite the 300,000+ people who have left CA.

Also, I've generally found the average Section 8 resident to be more difficult to manage and they are rougher on the property than those with a security deposit to lose.

So after a long and healthy Tech career I thought it was time for a change.

robert  not sure about you but I find it pretty difficult to sell one off new builds without the help of a RE Broker which is what RTR is in those situations..

My team and I manage 100+ investment properties, mostly Airbnb / STR, and we work with investors to complete 1031 exchanges, scale their portfolios, and invest in creative rental models.I started young with no help, the learning curve is steep and yes some people won't take you seriously, but if you assert yourself and really learn the content, you will earn respect.I'd love to learn more about your career ambitions.

Initially, I was using Quickbooks (QB) and then when I go a couple more properties and multiple LLCs it was difficult to manage on QB and required multiple QB subscriptions and this got expensive.