To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

The deduction is optimized as values increase and can potentially offset the entire net investment (including down payment) for high wage earners.

Hell I'm still dealing with one of those tenants almost 2 years later.If I were giving advice to someone else looking to do something similar based on my own experience and mistakes it would be to maintain much more reserves, only take on projects of a size and scope you can handle, and to pay the HELOC back to 0 between each project.

Focus on undervalued properties, prioritize high-ROI renovations, and refinance to pull equity for future deals while maintaining 20-25% equity.

It's how I've maintained a perfect bond rating and managed my business with the CSLB>I've read many of your posts and am aware that you feel that you can decide when you want a permit or not  I would word it differently.  

Additionally, ATCP 134.05 says that if the tenant provides a consumer credit report from an agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis and it is less than 30 days old, the landlord may still run a credit check but at its own expense.When I inquired with the company, they replied: "These laws are in place to ensure that you, as a landlord, are not profiting by incentivizing multiple applicants to apply when you have no intent to rent to them.

The Midwest and the Sun Belt, in particular, continues to offer strong cash flow opportunities and stable, long-term appreciation, making it a smart alternative to high-cost coastal markets.One key factor in successful remote investing is strong property management—having a reliable team on the ground is essential to maintaining your investment and ensuring long-term success.

And all of the Excel spreadsheets involved.. cumbersome and difficult to maintain.. don't get me started!

If not make sure your cleaners have some education in maintaining hot tubs. 

You should maintain a copy of the key in case the electronic feature fails and you need access to the home.