I retired in 2008.Mentors aren't just hanging on tree branches, waiting to be plucked by the first person asking for help.

So much friend wants to sell me his house in joshua tree.

I did one of the liners for my sewer line which ran right under a very large oak tree… I was quoted 28k to replace the pipe, or 7k to do a liner.

I feel comfortable with the Twentynine palms area and Joshua Tree area as they seem to have good established regulations in place and being close to my home town of Las Vegas I am used to desert styles of properties and have contacts at lease kind of close.  

Sure you may ultimately hire that rockstar hospitality host to run the place for you, but those folks don't grow on trees or leave their job at a luxe hotel for an investor with a single STR still learning the ropes and trying to figure out how to manage day-day turnovers. 

.- clears the road of snow leading up to your cabin- removes a 50 year old tree that fell in your driveway last night and the guests can't depart.- removes a snake from under the sofa- comes to remove the trash when it's piling up- helps guests find your cabin when it is 1am and they are completely lostYou are going to need to have the proverbial "boots on the ground" at your STR, unless you live nearby.  

City road ends at park entrance.Considering the land price, infrastructure setup cost each lot cost was coming around $7300 which was very attractive even though most of the houses on them were old and needed good repairs.All other lots except the 59 were in considerable good condition and our due diligence showed that whole park value is going down due to these 59 lots mismanagement for 40 years.As per owner rent collections were around $7200 per month and most of the tenants were very long term (average rent $400 per home) which he receives in cash so bank rolls available to validate.As per our estimate, each house needed 7k to 8k repair to make it livable.Negatives:These homes/lots were owned by same owner for 40 years and he neglected everything which includes tenant quality, infrastructure (such as overgrown trees, bad homes still in the park which should have been removed years back, 3ft- 4ft potholes on the road since its privately owned).Most of the tenants were convicted or had some big felony, these houses were famous for drugs cartels in whole city.After buying we realized things were way worse than what we assumed in due diligence:People staying there actually were involved in gang wars, prostitution, drugs etc.

Trees fell, fences blew down and every wood fencing company, landscaper and handyman have been working on  getting fences restored.

Did a deep dive of multiple scenarios for Oleatha and know the key is raising rents to $700/unit664/3/20219:20 AM9:35 AMSubmitted bid requests and called two tree services to inspect the large tree in back of Oleatha for health.

Some things sound so obvious when you hear them but as you are too close to the trees you can't see the forest!