The platform aims to provide investors with everything they need to run and scale a successful real estate investment business in one place.

As always, please be sure to do your own research and run your own numbers before investing.

I was out of college (just earned my degree in Culinary Arts) and was constantly running out of money.

Sara,I see this a lot and I always ask if you know you are going to refinance in the long run to consolidate the Heloc why not just do a Cash out refinance instead. 

I would not want to go for the single-family and then run into a vacancy, as I foresee that could happen as one of the cons.

However, we will likely need a property manager to assist with some facets of running this rental (since we would not live locally) and would primarily market it through platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO to start, (eventually setting up a direct booking process).Here's our question for those who have experience in STR's or who might be involved in a similar scenario: How challenging is it to meet the material participation hours needed to achieve active status?

Here are some key takeaways from our experience flipping homes and running a renovation business in San Diego.1.

I would run this by your realtor/property manager to get clarification.

I was recently sent details about a 20-unit apartment complex that I’m interested in, but the seller's asking price doesn’t align with the numbers I’ve run.

We Normally put steel posts nearby so no one runs into them.In the third picture one unit is just in front of the picture, then a second unit is at the far end on a post.These can be set off by deep fog, rain or sleet.