Bear in mind I'd still work, say a few days a week and make enough income between rental cash flow and working to clear my annual expenses by at least $25K after taxes.

Bear in mind, a recast is different from refinancing. 

Same goes for number of LLCs and what to fund them with, since bear in mind that CA tends to be more cumbersome and expensive to have LLCs than other states.California is generally more cumbersome than other states when it comes to taxes and filings.

But the bigger take is, whether the agreed upon commission is $1,000 or 6% or $250,000 for a $50,000,000 listing, as the seller that amount is arranged ahead of time, and therefore, from my perspective, has no bearing on which "pocket" it goes into.

The rise and rise of house hacking might keep rolling considering that housing remains unaffordable due to high prices and low inventory resulting in an upward pressure on millennials headed for creative solutions like house hacking.Even though stylish nowadays, not only is house hacking in fashion but also bears enduring benefits like creating a property ladder, passive income generation, and financial freedom attainment.

The CILB $500 max per "job" has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on what a fair labor rate for a job is.  

Any thoughts out there about a couple of things: vac rental market in these areas, taxation, overall insight, etc. we have secondary thoughts about Big Bear and Frazier Park, CA, but investment market is very tight here with Palm Springs area mostly closed out.

The age of the properties is a misconception and doesn't always have a bearing on the condition of a home.

The fact that you double close at the end to me would have no bearing on the fact that you attempted to market the property for sale without a license which again is the entire intent of the law.

Is it ok to be bullish in this bear market?