Dan, you seem really knowledgable with the market in San Diego and prior to joe McCall I didn't realize how important it was to know your market.

Any tips anyone can share on how to find a reputable and trust-worthy contractor and/or a lawyer who can write up less riskier work contracts?

There is a huge problem with unlicensed wholesalers and Joint Ventures here in San Antonio.

I’d approach this like an SEO challenge (I use this strategy to get nearly 100% occupancy in San Diego (in winter) Airbnb’s algorithm is designed to maximize their revenue, which means they prioritize listings that perform well.

Any particular reason you've chosen this market from all the way in San Diego? 

If you ever have any questions or need advice in San Diego I would love to chat with you!

As of 2 hours ago (1:00pm PST), there were a total of 7 fires:Pacific Palisades: over 27,000 acres burned, contained 11%Eaton Fire: over 14,000 acres burned, above Altadena, 27% containedHurst Fire: 800 acres, San Fernando Valley, 89% containedThese fires are contained:Lidia Fire: in Antelope Valley north of LAKenneth Fire: west San Fernando Valley, they suspect this one to be arson, suspect arrested (saw on one news report)Sunset Fire: Runyon Canyon near Hollywood HillsWoodley Fire: in Sepulveda Basin and San Fernando Valley @Becca F.: Any idea how far south the potential for Santa Ana or similar winds goes?  

I did a lot of business with the San Jose RIA and the old owner she sold to a turn key provider.. the turn key provider wants the SJ RIA for profit and to sell her product of that I have no doubt. and the bigger turn key providers in the mid west spent a bunch of bucks getting into her RIA and being allowed to present they spent it in the form of adverts in her magazine...  

He owned property in San Jose but in DC he rented for 3+ years.

More recently San Antonio for apartment complexes - one of them asked me if I wanted to join in their deal, $75,000 in.