I think build to rent is a great option if you can get cheap enough land to make it worth it.

In other words, take your $172K and leverage it into $688K worth of rental property.

I may need to check on this, but my insurance company told me years ago that a tree in good health falling is an act of nature and the responsibility of whomever yard it falls into. 

I recommend a simple spreadsheet to check your math and it will make it simple to adjust each year.End the complaints.

Check out the chart showing the fast rent growth and declining rent growth cities, which could help inform your decision on growth markets. 

Based on what my attorney provided, the plots aren't worth a ton of money, but since I haven't done a land deal I'm not sure if the actual sale price differs from what she got me.

If you’re still sorting through your taxes, it might be worth running it by your accountant. 

A property is worth what a willing seller will take from a willing buyer.Is it possible to buy a property in San Diego low enough to get 1% from it, yes.

@Chris ShonYes, a real estate accountant is worth what you pay them.

@Frankie Lotrec if you have an existing loan on the property and you plan to legally convert from a 4 unit to 5 unit , you should check the loan documents because you’d essentially be converting it to a commercial property, since 5+ units is considered commercial and subject to different appraisal approaches and so it would rule out the property being considered for purchasers utilizing residential financing.