Hi All, my wife and I are based in Ojai, CA and are looking to invest nearby, primarily near Ojai or the Ventura County portion of Malibu, but possibly Santa Barbara County for the right property.

And I would argue purchasing is easier than managing.Luke 14:28-30 For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

They've done multiple video preentations of their company.I'm surprised though that there is a complete dearth of reviews, articles, comments about them except for their own maketing material.Did either of you go with them? 

Permit expeditors (they usually know how hard it is to do in that area too) are great if everything is not already completely online with the jurisdiction.

If you refinance completely your monthly payment will go up probably significantly.

We complete a final walk-thru 24-hrs before escrow close to confirm the property is vacant.Hope that helps!

Technically nothing Anderson recommends is wrong but in most instances what they recommend is completely unnecessary.

@Trent Gulino - we can do a cash-out/Refi as soon as the rehab is complete and the property is "tenant ready".

We chose to leave $25,000 invested as a bit of cushion until the restaurant has completed their renovations.Lessons learned?

Should appraise for $660-700 when completed.