Going to be interesting to see what sort of impact the new Government's mass deportation policy has on rents and construction costs.  

STRs require more hands-on management, but it’s a viable option for reducing your taxable income without needing REPS.You might also consider a cost segregation study to accelerate depreciation on the rental, creating larger upfront paper losses.

Digitize physical receipts for easy storage and use a consistent naming convention for easy sorting - 2024.03.25 Home Depot. 3.

Has anyone ever experienced this sort of situation?

Are you looking to increase cash flow with every sale and purchase or keep building equity to buy a larger property down the road?

I accepted the family with a larger security deposit. 

A minor hurdle for some, but a larger issue to some as well.With DSCR or private money lending, yes, you can still also vest in your individual names, but you will find many lenders will NOT allow it or will actually charge you higher rates to do so. 

High crime is sort of relative and varies from person to person.

Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

And I suspect the other larger players in CA had the same arrangements we did.