You are comfortable (not running from a job you hate, not recently  laid off, etc) so  nothing on fire here.That said, if you guys have the energy and drive, he.sounds well positioned to fix a fixer to hold as a rental or rehab/reconfigure a nice house for rental or flip.  

Revenues for Short Term Rentals in a lot of markets are way down this year, some well above a 20% decrease, the other thing to think about is do you even have the time/energy to do an STR?

Maybe this is normal but it seemed ridiculous to expect someone to keep their job(s) and pay rentSince it seemed I was left with no option except to plan on getting prepared to pay March and get the house in good shape so my deposit would be returned and bite the bullet.

Architect, engineer, title 24 for energy calculations.

Replacement of Water Heaters: No permit shall be required for replacement of water heaters in one- or two-family dwellings, provided: The energy use rate or thermal input is not greater than that of the water heater which is being replaced.

Your energy will take you far in this business.

This installation is bullet proof as it will get.

Stick to it.Real estate investing is tough and those who say it isn't tough either have never bought a property or are trying to justify how much time, money and energy they’ve spent to get the meager success they have.

Here 's some bullet points to consider from our market:1) Unfortunately, most HAs no longer take away tenant vouchers for program abuses, including property damages.

To keep it simple I will bullet point my top things that Realtors and Investors need to know from the other side.Realtors (Investors need to Understand).