One PM company I dealt with back in San Diego... thankfully not in OC... buried costs for advertising and re-leasing in their contracts.

A buddy of mine here in San Diego once helped a first-time investor navigate an 8-unit purchase in Eugene, and over coffee in Old Town, he told me how the local property manager there saved them from a zoning hiccup that could’ve turned ugly.

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Ryan, this kind of deal reminds me of a situation a friend of mine, Carla, encountered a few years back in a suburb near San Diego.

For instance, someone making $500k a year and living in a very highly appreciating market might be extremely happy on a deal that loses $200 a month but is getting 5% appreciation on a 2 million dollar property in San Diego, butut that doesn't make sense for the investor with 30k and a lower paying job.When it comes to the book series I agree with you that the order doesn't make sense (having read both).

I’ve seen something similar with a friend in San Diego, who bought what he thought was a legal duplex.

After he teamed up with a local intermediary in the Bay Area.. from what I read in the Wall Street Journal, Lockton has been helping investors streamline these moves.. he ended up freeing enough capital to invest in a mixed-use building in San Antonio that we’d been eyeing for a while.I’m no attorney or CPA, so I’m not giving legal or tax advice here, but there’s definitely something to be said for repositioning your insurance to fit your broader investment goals.

It’s worth having a Plan B for unexpected shortfalls if you can, like setting aside reserves.From what I’ve seen, markets like San Diego, Chicago, or Austin also offer creative financing opportunities you can explore further.

The beauty is, you can rinse and repeat, moving your equity up the ladder of properties, from a small duplex in Austin to a bigger aprtment complex in San Antonio, or even pivot into a promising commercial spot right here in the Phoenix area.I remember a friend of mine who started off nervous as heck about his first exchange.

Why would I not choose to leverage at 6 or 7% (my current lock is at 6.385%)https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/san-diego/real-estatemy long time stance that the RE should be judged on total return use to be very unpopular view on this site that viewed cash flow as sure and superior and appreciation to be gambling.