Congrats on orthodontic residency, though I know residency will be time consuming as well. 

There are areas around Lake Tahoe that are 100 percent restrictive and others just a few miles away that have fewer restrictions.

-flips and BRRRRs are very time consuming, energy intensive, and hands-on. 

i invest via 50/50 partnerships. i find/coordinate/manage the deal, and my partner brings the capital to the deal & approves large expenses. on their end, it's just about as hands-off as investing in a syndication, but they get to be one of just two main 50/50 decision-makers. and when there are just two parties involved in a deal like this, vs it being diluted across tons of investors, i find it's also possible for the capital partner to see much higher returns. when it comes to teaming up in real estate i'm much more relationship-based and less transactional. i'd rather do fewer very high-quality, carefully selected deals, each with just one capital partner, so that i can really serve that person's best interests and get us amazing results, vs. doing a bunch of diluted deals. i also feel a lot of syndicators out there are newer to the game, lack experience, haven't used their own money enough, and don't use their investors' dollars with enough caution. it gives the high quality syndicators a bad name.

High property prices mean fewer people can afford to buy, so more people rent.

,We discovered over the course of this discussion that more smaller extra payments produces less benefit than fewer, larger "chunks". 

I just think it is important for consumers to realize that they cannot use Handymen for everything (of course depending on their state as you say).And yes, better to jump in and get going.

From google: “The Fair Housing Act (FHA) does not apply to certain types of rentals, including: Owner-occupied buildings: If the building has four or fewer units and is owned by the person who lives there Single-family homes: If the owner rents or sells the home without using a real estate agent, and they own no more than three homes Religious organizations: If the property is only available to members of the organization's religion Private clubs: If the property is only available to members of the club Senior housing: If the property is designated for people who are at least 55 years old Even if a property is exempt from the FHA, it must still comply with the law's ban on discriminatory statements, notices, or advertising.

2- if there is a “problem” Will the “solution” discussed solve it in a cost effective, consumer accepted way?

It’s got solid accuracy (around 80%+), so you’ll deal with way fewer bad numbers and email bounces, plus the hit rates are much better.