ThanksSuhaib I'd suggest finding a broker, they have alot of knowledge and have your best interests as a goal, insurance agents have their employers best interests as a goal.Insurance in CA will continue to increase, its lagging in inflation and all the fires are affecting it.Many homeowners are moving to self insured.The fair plan is asking for 1 billion in subsidies, purported to be funded by the carriers themselves, I have no doubt Ricardo Lara will make this happen.

Here is a great read on turnkey investing; Turn-Key Revolution. 

The first hurdle was convincing them to leave via cash for keys.

First month free only attracts people who move every 12 months.

The best strategy I seem to have deployed so far was to contact all my current tenants and let them know I’d give them a cash referral fee of $250 for anyone they recommend to me that goes through the vetting process and successfully moves in.

Do you have a price range (or down payment target) and are you ok with some rehab or do you prefer turn key?

Every youtube video I find when searching this problem involves someone replacing or moving an electric box that either hasn't been wired yet or is re-wired.

They key is to not act like you are "hiding" something.

. - August 2025 will be 3 years since I moved out.

For a 3/2/1 of 1200 sq ft, you can easily rent it for 1650 which is what I did last week for a lease break out and had a tenant move in 3 days after the vacancy.