Pretty easy to get a $6,000 to $10,000+ sewer dig up and replace cost if it's a perfect wide-open area.

-save $1k+ in taxes and fees yearly-can use the savings to get more insurance and a higher liability than the value of house. for flipping houses in California does anyone just put into sole proprietor own name and just use the $1k+ in savings for LLC costs into Insurance or use for savingor am I just being too risky. 

This keeps your cost basis and deferred gains intact while offering liquidity and flexibility—you can sell shares gradually to spread out taxes and still receive passive cash flow, often exceeding current rental yields.A pure DST strategy can also work for passive income, but as you noted, not all DSTs are created equal.

It cost about $100K, but it would have cost around $200K if she were to do it from scratch.

If it costs $100,000 to install an ADU and it rents for $1,000 a month, then it may be worth it.

I believe each contract cost $600 to $800 for each state. 

Even though the FMRs are $730, I was conservative and used $600 for my Pro Forma- The current owner hasn’t raised them at all because he didn’t want any turnover- outside of cleaning and painting, no big costs- Not Section 8 

Oil heating costs are outrageous and you also have to deal with leaking tanks which can be a nightmare.

I don’t have any horror stories but every time I go to run a check the cost has gone up.

One month of vacancy will cost you $2,600 + $200 utilities.