With a minimum 30-day rental period, tight registration criteria limited to permanent residents, and associated compliance costs such as fees and taxes, entering San Francisco's STR market without first examining these restrictions may result in problems and severe fines.

Staying sharp with courses or classes not only helps you stay out of trouble but also shows you’re serious about being fair.Ask the Experts: When you're not sure what to do, talking to a lawyer who knows about real estate can really help calm your nerves and make sure you're doing everything right.Use Smart Tools: Think about using a service that checks tenants for you.

I totally agree and had he listed 'prepping caulking and taping house exterior' as a separate 'project' and 'painting house exterior' each with its own separate respective labor quote, I would then consider.However since he and I have discussed the CSLB limit time and time again, yet he still had the nerve to just simply list (on a spreadsheet) $500 labor for painting the house alone, and handed me the sheet with a statement that my compensation is not 'fair', the long and short of it is this person who I consider a friend, isn't any longer a viable handyman for law is law, business is business, and fair is fair.Note: had he quoted something like $400 or something for painting house, I would be glad to negotiate with him (ie, maybe he was under the misunderstanding that $100 would be enough for paint) but he didnt. 

We are currently examining our options.

Examining variables like rental demand, vacancy rates, property prices, and economic indicators, however, requires in-depth market research.

I graduate in May and will be taking 3 virtual classes to finalize my requirements to seat for a CPA exam in the summer. 

@John ThomasIf you want to develop your rental property and reach financial freedom with real estate investments then begin early following these basic steps: research, network with professionals, look for a local market, put together a team of experts in this field, assess your financial situation, specify the criteria for investments, adopt baby steps, get to know all the details about the area where you want to invest money, then invest them or take part in any riveting event after thoroughly examining it.Put together a group of pros—people like farm operators, land agents, building firms' representatives, lawyers who handle real estate law issues or litigators dealing with real estate disputes, loan officers.

Networking can yield insightful information and possible business collaborations.Financing Options: Examine several ways to finance your real estate venture.

There will never be enough numbers and data to make a 100% perfect decision and buying your first property will be hard on the nerves.

Because with detailed plans, examination of alternative causes and getting involved even when the trend is not favorable can make a person start making profits from real estate when he is old as well as when he is young.Good luck!