For liability protection, consider umbrella insurance, and ensure your accountant understands rental properties qualify for deductions without LLC ownership.

Understand you have great equity position but it is expensive, but more importantly  takes a lot of time and very distracting from other money making activities to foreclose.

.: I am trying to learn and understand... someone told me that its not just size of the home or level of the flip that determines profit, and that in some markets, what is considered a typical profit is 300k based on the 70% ARV formula.

It is my understanding that the 5 day notice is not sufficient by certified mail if the tenant never signs for it.

The thread was intended to seek guidance on completing the deal, and even If I disagree with opinions I understand it doesn't make either side more or less valid.

At a minimum,  you should understand what the current zoning is and what restrictions there are.As the post above mentioned reaching out or going in person to speak with the planning and zoning department will be very helpful. 

This is something I have been trying to understand. 

These methods include: Detailed Engineering Cost ApproachDetailed Engineering Cost Estimate ApproachSurvey or Letter ApproachResidual Estimation ApproachSampling or Modeling ApproachExperience or “Rule of Thumb” ApproachIt’s important to understand the differences between the approaches including which one best fits your property and the reliability of each approach.DETAILED ENGINEERING COST APPROACHThis approach compiles the costs from construction and accounting reports to build a report.

Its my understanding that SF has pretty tight Air BNB restrictions like you have to register and can only rent them a certain number of days a year?

If you don't have an agent...well...nothing is a problem until it's a problem but our advice and opinions are meaningless if you actually need to use your insurance.It's vitally important that you understand exactly what you have before you need it.