It’s clear you had a sharp eye for opportunity with this duplex, especially given the prime location and potential for adding value through additional bedrooms.

Brian Ruland, B Real Properties, LLC. awesome stuff, i'd love to keep an eye on your progress =)

(I recently saw an article in Forbes talking about the Bay Area’s shifting market) And if you aim to hold properties long term, keep your eyes on towns around the Bay that have had consistent rent growth.Here in my home market of Phoenix, I see investors branching out to places like Austin, Chicago, and even Omaha from what Ive heard because they recognize how trends can shift quickly.

Nothing to do with water everything to do with building in fire prone These same areas have these fires every 20 to 30 years as the Shamece brush and manzanita brush grows back after being burnt to the ground.. it grows back to 10 to 20 foot tall and when that happens and it catches fire there is no stopping it.

Catch about 1 out of 3 people now.  

I was looking at Melborne for something Air BnB (a year ago) I am keeping my eye on Tampa right now for potential commercial properties.... 

Timing is key—catch a hot market or a great 1031 exchange opportunity.

. - Fortunately, our transparent systems allowed the owner to catch it:)- Full transparency - we would have never caught this honest mistake:(An owner also needs to be involved to approve & fund large expenses: maintenance, property tax & insurance payments (if they want to be more hands off), evictions, etc.A great PMC should also have a chat with you annually about your future plans for a property and your portfolio. 

I do value her as a cleaner and she definitely goes the extra mile and are the eyes and ears on the ground for me.

No money down, and it opened my eyes to the power of real estate!