My quick response time and attention to detail is not matched by many others. 

Don’t get greedy though or market vacancy will straighten you out quickly!

If your wife wants to go part time quickly then you want to get that squared away first. 

But in terms of the company you asked about a quick search shows there are a lot of people that are not happy with the service. 

This is a quick calculation that we can do to see how much house you can purchase at 100% financing if desired.

But, assuming this is a fairly accurate number, the little I know about San Diego (and quick look on Zillow for multifamily properties) seems like $1.5mm is the minimum asking price for two units.  

I’m not looking for a step-by-step guide, but I know I’m not the only one in this position.

A 10% yield looks great on paper but it's easy to let that slip away if each returning payment cannot quickly get put back to work at a similar yield.

Makes them a quick sell.   

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