. - Being straightforward and honest is extremely helpful when managing tenants.

I would advise against for residential customers, since those units are simple and have straight forward maintenance that can be covered in an annual “tune-up”.

They provide straightforward qualification without the hassle of DTI or personal income verification, making it easier to grow your investment portfolio.

It's a simple, straight forward platform.

I've hired cleaners in house & covered for some local owners for a couple of months while they were out of town, and it's not very straightforward. 

I'm trying to confirm my understanding of a less straight forward capital gains scenario than the one-time purchase and sale most deals involve.Essentially 100% interest in a condo was acquired over time, as each joint tenant passed away, leaving 1 sole tenant who gained full ownership by rights of survivorship.I've gotten differing opinions from different professionals and am trying to understand the calculation of the basis and the final capital gains  tax that would be due myself so I can spot bad advice and understand deals.Assumptions:A condominiumNo depreciation has ever been taken by any owner.No 1031 exchange.No expenses or improvements.

I'm in the middle of a live and flip so if you want to talk house hacking or construction happy to answer any specific questions.A few resources that might be useful for you given what you're looking for, I know they've helped me:The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J ScottThe event and meetup forum here on BP for finding IRL events to go and meet other local investors and soon-to-be-investors Setting keyword triggers here on BiggerPockets for things like Denver, House Hack, etc so that you don't have to go out and search for the information, the information can find you!

But since this is off the beaten track, it is not straightforward finding alternative brokers or agents to help.So if you are a broker or agent that has some experience with this, or know of one, I am interested in discussing, or in getting a lead/some contact details.

Set up Keyword alerts, since you're in Santa Barbara you can set up an alert for "Santa Barbara" or "Southern California" or "beach" to be alerted when someone posts on the forums that may be relevant or interesting to you!

Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!