That said, it could be a good choice if you’re capital constrained and need to recycle equity from deal to deal.However, if you have capital to deploy and want to take a more hands-off approach, targeting a turnkey, rent-ready offering could be a better approach for your first deal.Full disclosure: I own rentals and operate a turnkey provider in Tuscaloosa—let me know if there are any questions I can answer for you!

If you are looking for property in San Diego that is going to have good initial cash flow, you are going to either have to identify an obscure value add or expect to spend a lot of time and effort to find good off market purchase (most off market offers are not great). 

- Lastly I would also consider recommendations for a company who offers HELOCS (NOT cash out refi) for rental properties.

I'm sure this was not comfortable or fun to spend this money for the fixes but the fact that you were able to find a way to do so and stay in the game is really a feat so kudos there!

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

Most likely you will need to factor this into your purchase price when making offers.

I have never heard of them but it seems to be a lender offering foreign national loans?

Look on the GIS tax maps for any railroad land and make them an offer.  

Oil and Gas offerings are what I have heard a lot of people move too.What I always caution people who buy vehicles is: Are you buying it because you need a new vehicle or are you buying for a tax deduction.

I’ve been doing well since raising the rent this past May—looking back, I’m glad I made that move, as it’s helped me stay afloat financially.I currently have a few potential buyers who’ve submitted offers around 85-90% of the property’s recent appraisal value.