The setbacks require it be at least 20 feet. 

>have a single family rental in Merced, CA that I believe has a slow appreciation: bought for $170k in 2005 & its now worth about $400k.Because that period includes the Great Recession, that is a very good appreciation rate and better than San Diego had over the same period.3% loan is tough to beat as is a property tax that is ~50% of what it would be if you purchased today.  

Beats buying carpet all the time!

One of my first properties was in the Asheville area, and beat the crap out of me, I felt the same way!

The rate on a hard money loan will be at 10.5-12.5% versus 25-35% on a credit card... 

It goes a lot faster and is more precise.As soon as you brush-apply a cut line, run a miniroller within half an inch of the wall and eliminate all but the absolutely necessary brush strokes. 

Unfortunately, I wasn’t fast enough and someone beat me to it. 

Yeah, there is a point at which prices rise faster and then beyond incomes and then just not enough people can afford homes. 

For instance, two parcels have high power lines running through the middle which is great for hunting but spectacularly poor for development.Is quiet title faster if I have adjoining parcels that were under the same name previously?

The property is still a rental property and will continue to be, at least for the forseeable future, but I would like to put the property into an LLC for more liability protections.