If you can give them what they want and they can gIve you what you want then you’ll be able to work out terms.

The LA fires are different those hills are solid brush.. for the most part and burn routinely.. 

It is possible but you should probably try it first with a W-2 job and work out the kinks of the business before quitting and doing it full time.

Get a good team in place, have faith in yourself and everything will work out!  

There's a cost converting to, and another cost converting from.I would suggest that if there's a large enough capital expense to set it up, but it doesn't quite work out the way you hoped, just keep it anyway and eat the costs.

Energy Compliance and Electrical drawings are routinely done by an architect.

@Greg CallanWould not do it.If it's your first deal, there are probably a lot of other variables that's missing and your ability to comp is probably going to be way too optimistic.If you knew the market and have done a few deals there and know that you'd get some sort of appreciation or that $850 comp would actually work out or that you can somehow get it to $1050...then it might be OK.But I'd underwrite it at $750 and 60-70% expenses.A 900 - 2149 - 268 would be a more conservative estimate.Depends on your risk profile and how confident you're gonna be able to be right on the dot with your first go at underwriting a deal.

@Amul, I and my cousins have done this routinely.  

You could also spend a certain number of days a year in Atlanta to keep your residency there and just work out of state, or maybe working remotely would be a good option for you if that is feasible for your current job in California.

I feel like when I work up the numbers, they rarely work out and I'm afraid I may be missing something.