Same goes for number of LLCs and what to fund them with, since bear in mind that CA tends to be more cumbersome and expensive to have LLCs than other states.California is generally more cumbersome than other states when it comes to taxes and filings.

Cities and regions experiencing economic expansion tend to attract more renters and offer better long-term investment potential.

This is why most double closings are performed illegally, not because the double close portion is illegal, but wholesalers tend to circumvent licensing requirements to make a buck.Just as there are legal ways to drive and operate a vehicle, there are illegal ways to do the same. 

Buy and Hold: Norfolk (Best Cashflow Potential), VB (Townhomes tend to work well, Green Run is a great area for cashflow), Chesapeake, Newport News, Suffolk (Less Military presence which is why i would put last.)STR: VB (in the proper zones if you have the money $850K+), Norfolk(Ocean View area specifically but have to watch out for the AICUZ restrictions), Leave the restPart of that decision process is distance to that I would need to travel to deal with rehabs, I hate dealing with the tunnels so I would almost always pick places on the peninsula last since I am based in Chesapeake.

Please keep in mind my market is Charleston, South Carolina which tends to be on the warmer side throughout the year.

Even though I tend to be on the more adventurous side, this is way too risky for me. 

It seems like traveling professionals, many interns, and even other professionals are tending to look for smaller spaces if they are traveling alone.

In fact, BP just released a new book on self managing written by Grace Gudenkauf and Amelia McGee from the Women Invest In Real Estate (WIIRE) podcast.

The bigger the portfolio, the better the average returns tend to be as many of our investors have posted about on another thread.

Their buyers tend to love off market deals