This balanced approach meets your financial goals, diversifies risk, and aligns with your preference for conservative real estate investments.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

These carriers are not profitable in CA and CA laws and regulations do not make it easy to mitigate these financial struggles. 

In general, Cohan is overhyped by gurus who mis-promote it as a loophole for people who do not bother to keep records and receipts.

Good financial information and he explains how he started with house hacking. 

hey @Matthew Toporowski, at the least I would check their financials/tax returns to see how profitable they are (which translates into how easy it will be to pay your rent).

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

I would have to see minimum last 36mnths financials and would prefer 60.

Prioritize your financial stability.

Unless the purchase price of the original sale is fully disclosed, and even then, some underwriters require that you actually have your deed recorded with consideration thereon in the public record before they will close a second sale.

@Abigail KingThe important ones have already been covered by others here but a "real estate adjacent"/financial freedom book I recommend is Retire Young, Retire Rich by Kiyosaki.