Hello Trying to get back on the real estate investing space and build new connections that can help me to speed up the process.

The first one to hire would be the accountant.

STR is a bit weird because the Covid travel demand pushed the price hardcore for the last few years. 

There has been quite a few reports of folks really gouging the hell out of victims of the fires.

We are wondering what to do next....multi family unit?

Unlike true multifamily, meaning the county or city has the property categorized as multifamily, you can't use potential rental income from the additional units to help you qualify (if the home is single family per the appraisal, that is).

There's a specific forum for House Hacking.You'll want to spend some time reading through there as it's a common topic.

We I purchasedthe property, the previous owners updated the plumbing, adding HAVCand updated the electrical.

The excavator is supposed to come in the next two weeks to clear and widen the existing driveway to the top of the hill and a site in back for a shed.  

One of the things I learned early is that the margins on a deal need to be substantial.