Another bonus of having an agent represent you is that they will help you prepare your offer and will deal with most of the paperwork (You'll just have to review and sign).

Employers all over the country are desparate for employees- even restaurants are paying signing bonuses for wait staff.

There are several good investment properties in the area that have great cash flow and with the bonus appreciation in our area that has been on a steady upward trend over the last few years we have had some great success so far.Biggest issue we found was finding quality property management which is why we manage our own properties and started a property management company to help several other investors and property owners in our area.If you are interested in investing this far north let us know if we can help in anyway!

We are here now and my kids love being at the beach and going to the pool so that is a huge added bonus of vacation rentals.

@Bryan Cress Yes, I've been in law enforcement for 14 years, after 20 I get a bonus $1,100 ish a month from age 50 (if I've retired from the job) until social security kicks in.

Originally our split was 80/20 but he changed it to 65/35 and gave me a small cash bonus since he was so impressed with my work.

Also be sure you look into “density bonus” which is a California law that allows you to build *more* than 30 units if you designate some of the units for lower income folks.

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@Christopher DunsonThere are considerable tax differences between having short-term rentals vs long-term rentals.Short-term rentals can be deemed non-passive depending on the average rental days.Short-term rentals normally need to be furnished which would be eligible for bonus depreciation(immediate write-offs)etc

Have a 5 bedroom house, plus huge bonus room that can be 6th bedroom, with 4 car garage and 3000 sq ft home.