They typically have little overhead, don't do much marketing, show up in old pickups instead of late-model vans, and the techs may have limited English.

We have a different word for that in English...

Live English or Spanish Agents- all agents are in the US and must report to one of our 50 offices.

I live with my parents and they do not drive, nor do they speak English . so house hacking in nyc is the best option for me.

Me no speaking English" ... 

Travel aviation flyfishing.. 

My husband is a high school English teacher and the offensive coordinator for the school's football team.We currently own 3 rentals and are looking at a 4th on Sunday.

@Jeff Filali said it all. find the job you hate the most and stick to it. that's what grind is all about. if you can handle the toughest job and not quit, you will have a steady, dependable income that you can taking the rest steps he outlined. you are in so cal, think about the people crossed board without legal papers and doesn't speak English, if they can survive and even sending money home. you sure can. the problem is not them, the problem is you!

I set my profile so that now all anyone has to do is put their mouse over my aviator.

California real estate prices actually dropped between 1988 and 1997.Howard Hughes, the aviation pioneer of an earlier era, built his empire in Culver City (now part of Silicon Beach).