although I'm skeptical of going with her service, it is pretty logical because she would be helping me rent out a property long-term but sublease it for Airbnb.

That light is going to go, don’t worry :)The scope of work is pretty much everything: kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, gutters, deck, fencing etc…, except for most of the windows and walls/drywall, which I was able to save (except for the front unit, which had some rough popcorn ceiling).The kitchen should look something like this render:There wasn’t room for a dishwasher and what I felt was enough cabinet space so I’m going without for the first time in one of these smaller units.

Found T&H realty services to be pretty interesting as they provide both buyer brokerage service (to help me find deals) as well as do property management i.e. they are not full turnkey provider necessarily, but reduces some of the hassle for me I guess as an out of state investor. 

I'm debating sponsoring other areas to hang my material up.What ways do you like to promote your business?

@Ryan Pham The 60 freeway is also a pretty sharp divide in that area of town.

This is a physical asset, not paper, and it's providing consistent income.Albeit for your not understanding tax laws and depreciation, I'm wondering why there's a question as to what you should keep.You understand capital gains, but I'm pretty sure you're not familiar with depreciation and loan paydown.

Hey Ashley So I would invest in a software like prop stream. you can make a list of landlords pretty easily with a software like that.

Based on your budget, it's pretty simple.

You can take out home equity loan and use that as a down payment on an investment property, but I'm pretty sure your return will be very poor.

Most plumbers have camera systems that can go 100's of feet usually and it is pretty easy.