Self managers can reduce their PM costs significantly. - Furnishings and Design: Active vacation rentals are usually sold furnished, vacant homes are not.

If you need to get it rented fast, a great property manager would list the home for $2100 (below market) and get several quality applicants competing against each other to drive the price up to the max so you don't risk vacancy by starting out too high and gradually reducing to find the sweet spot.

If he’s open to it, that could reduce the upfront capital you’d need while making the process a lot smoother.

Framing your position as fair such as explaining the difficulty of finding renters during off-peak months - might help maintain a positive relationship and reduce risks of property damage.Prepare for What’s NextEven if the tenant moves out early, ensure you’re protected.

For every day after the 30-days, the permit fee is reduced by 10% of the permit fee.  

The problem is, that's not proper accounting because a credit card is a liability, and doing this workaround will reduce your assets rather than increase your liabilities, which totally messes up your balance sheet and debt-to-income ratios.  

Credibility Package - $7,800 reduced to $5,800 if you sign up right away. 2 to 3-month payment plans available. 

Without the high leverage you reduce the top source of return in CA RE which is achieve via the appreciation on a high leverage property.  

Limiting leverage, for any loan ever = reducing lender exposure/risk.

This would help reduce the amount needed for a bridge loan to fund the acquisition and renovate the four vacant units.