Hey Eric - I would do this as 1) gift funds and you are the sole owner or 2) make an LLC with the two of you and put them as a 24% owner so they will not have to sign onto the loan.

She is thinking of renting out her house for short term rental while she's gone to make up for some of the costs of being gone (she has some special need dogs that cost more to board).

I paid the County for a special search that also came up dry.

I will send you a private message with my guy Francisco, a super sharp HVAC sub in Chicago.I'm a software engineer at an online retailer specializing in HVAC equipment.

Bite the bullet and spend the money and use someone that specializes in the nuances and intricacies of evictions, especially in Commiefornia. 

- Current income- Hope of price appreciation- Vacation home to go to- Future retirement home- Store of value/hedge against inflation- Generational gift to the family- Alternative to traditional retirement investmentsI'll go first. 

@Jonathan Greene specializes in the NJ market, is a super experienced investor, and has a team of agents.

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A landscape contractor that specializes in retaining walls can replace a resting wall if you have one that I don’t see in the photo.

I do have 3 areas that I believe will out perform the general San Diego market, but their schools are nothing special or worse.West Chula Vista has a large bay front development and can you think on anywhere else that closer to ocean/bay is cheaper than further from bay.