@Michael S.- I am also reading that book.

Full disclosure, I'm not a disaster expert, politician or climate alarmist, but according to those fighting fires on the California coast since the 1960's, Devil Winds are natural occurrences each and every decade but require highly conducive conditions to be as destructive. 

I did a rebuttal on a few 1007's and had them adjusted. 

My SFH investment s will help me absorb my losses, so it’s a good learning experience.  

Quote from @Lavanya Milton: Quote from @Thomas S.: First step for you is to study investing in income properties.Generally a rental property will have in the range of 4% -50% of rental income going toward expenses to maintain the investment before debt repayment (mortgage). 

Yup. 400'is - 900's ad, was an "ice age".

Here is a video that runs down the basics - https://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/specialenforcement/01-Legal...There is also a prohibited building list - https://www.nyc.gov/site/specialenforcement/registration-law...Here are some more info overall - https://www.nyc.gov/site/specialenforcement/registration-law..All of this makes STRs in the city pretty tough but it certainly not impossible.

If you have any questions on 1031's feel free to ask! 

So, tell a story of how you (or a fellow wholesaler) helped a seller out with their challenge(s).

You can ask (if it's not obvious) what the nature of the disability is and what task(s) the dog has been trained to perform.