I found a property in a very good area of Southern California where the seller added 2 additional units (attached) to the back of her house.

AirDNA shows There are a lot of reasons that people visit Pittsburgh for a weekend/long weekend/week.

Still have a lot of family in Northern California and am only a short drive away.

Hey, CA, Austin, Dallas, Miami, NY, Chicago and on and on and on, how far does $25k go????

Normally the tenants understand.If you're having consistent issues with a tenant abusing the HVAC only (if they are abusing other items then it may be helpful to find a new tenant), I know some HVAC companies offer an annual plan with a certain number of visits per year at a flat fee.

Check out this mailing I found while visiting one of the multi-units we manage in San Francisco.

The other side is I can leverage more of that equity on my California properties (cash out refi on or HELOC on primary) to buy more RE or put into other investment that would get a higher return.

Eager to learn about RE tax write-offs, how to document/keep up with expenses, what can be written off, etc. at this point...However, the 3 RE focused CPA's I've visited with want $5,000 annually for a couple hour sessions a year and a few recorded classes and other resources, which does not include tax preparation. 

Land Use attorneys are usually engaged for large, complex developments (although, again, maybe that's the norm in your market; I'm in California).

Thanks,Steve Hiltabiddle   OR WA CA OH IN GA NV AZ MO are states I participated in as a funder for court house steps sales.