When house-hacking with 5% down, returns on cash invested could be huge when you factor in the appreciation gains.

Remember someone may be coming on your property every month to change the sign, unless they have some kind of direct access.2.

So the benefit to investing in a note fund is that with no additional exposure, investors get access to a consistent return with less liability.Best,Dave

They said that they have access to external direct booking website and they charge higher commission rates if guests book direct vs VRBO platform. 

You have a couple ways to access that equity.... you can 1031 your orange county property into a large multifamily and create cashflow that way.

Under $150, easy to install and use, tenant can set their own code but landlord can retain the master and always have access, tenant can't lock themselves out, standard key for emergency backup, batteries last a couple years, etc.

@Sheena Varghese For flips taking over a year, the IRS treats them as business inventory, so profits are taxed as ordinary income, not capital gains, regardless of the holding period.

Converting the entire property to a rental later allows full deductions but eliminates primary residence tax benefits, potentially increasing capital gains taxes on sale.

As much as I hate annuities, you might speak with an annuity agent about the employer awarding a bonus in the form of a single premium deferred annuity invested in index funds and that you do not have the right to access until a date certain and then a full payout over time.

You'll also have access to the MLS, be able to do a lot of the work yourself, and save quite a bit on your first purchase.