That seems to be the main reason he left.

Companies like PolicyGenius do an excellent job selling personal lines coverage (property/casualty and life, mainly) more easily (and maybe more cheaply) than your local State Farm agent.

My wife and I own four units and we’re making the jump to double digits. Do you take out a second mortgage on an Airbnb that you never wish to sell that’s almost paid off  or do you take out 100 grand against your pri...

A few of us work in that area of Maine.

I'm based in the Seattle area, but my main real estate focus is in midwest market (Memphis and Detroit) To be clear, I wasn't making as much as you but I was able to put myself in position to leave my W2 . . . for now.

Hi Edward, I have many OOS investors like yourself that are from California that have invested in properties in Indiana, mainly Indianapolis and Kokomo, plus surrounding areas.

After I learnt what I had to by making mistakes, hosting open houses, and closing a few deals - I switched to another brokerage that dealt mainly with offmarket properties and investors (both residential and commercial). 

Both of these challenges can often be minimized with the right team and guidance from an experienced investor.As @Jay Hinrichs mentioned, appreciation is the main driver of wealth in real estate.

Our lot size is 7300 sq ft and main house is 1700+ sq ft.Location: San Jose, CA- We were thinking to potentially design the ADU such that we could have a wall (or a door) that allows us to separate the ADU into a 1 bed/1bath for self use (or rental) and another part which could be rented separately on AirBnB as needed.

you say youre in central coast maine, is that a specific city or a region?