For foreclosures here in North Carolina, there is a certain amount of time that you can have a letter posted on their front door.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

However, co-living allows you to acquire properties with as little as 0%-5% down, drastically reducing the amount of cash required.Instead of needing $100K+ to buy a rental, a co-living strategy lets you start with a fraction of the cost while achieving higher returns.3.

Also, depending on the amount you get from your divorce, you might have more options. 

Using the appropriate amount of lights and mirrors is a pretty low-cost way to really make the space feel custom.Unique tile installation patterns such as vertical stacked or herringbone.

If I leave this amount in Sch-E, I get taxed at ordinary income tax rate at Federal and State level, which along with my regular W2 income can be substantial.

With that amount of equity and being in CA I think you have a couple decent options1.

In some instances the estimate may be less important but rarely if ever do I not see a requirement for no appraisal unless the value is 4x the loan amount.

Once you increase your real estate portfolio using these tax free money, part of the cash flow they generate is offset by the non cash deduction (ie depreciation) so you get the equivalent to the depreciation amount but don't pay taxes on it.

If you have a PM that is stealing from you, they probably have all sorts of ways to prevent you from knowing that.I would be surprised if any licensed property manager is misrepresenting the rental amount on the statement.