We’ve been nearing a downturn in the Bay Area for the last 3 years ;)For those interested in actual, long term data, there is this: (and a hint- appreciation isn’t the icing on the cake, it’s the entire cake.)

Hint: You might want to prepare a deal analysis as if you are  to buy that (landlord perspective) and take that sheet of paper with you.

As for what you can do going forward, there is not much legally, but you can be creative to subtly highlight things that parents might view as negatives. 

I don't operate with even a hint of impropriety.

@Kyle Burrows Sounds like you’re on he right track and thinking about hints correctly.

Hello my name is Deion, and I was wondering if anyone can help me with tips and hints on how to start wholesaling.

@John Casmon thank you for giving hints on strategies like that.

Hint: coffee is a commodity. 

Caution:Contracting for repair, maintenance, remodeling, or improvement by any person licensed under part I of chapter 475 (real estate agent) while acting as the owner’s agent pursuant to that license, where all work requiring a contractor is performed by a contractor who has a current, valid certificate or registration issued under this part to perform such work, and where the aggregate contract for labor, materials, and all other items is less than $5,000; however, this exemption does not apply: (a) If the maintenance, repair, remodeling, or improvement is a part of a larger or major operation, whether undertaken by the same or a different contractor, or in which a division of the operation is made in contracts of amounts less than $5,000 for the purpose of evading this part or otherwise.For the sake of your cousin's license, either make her a part owner (sharing the gross profit as her compensation) or get a GC on the job asap.Just a helpful hint to keep a fellow real estate agent out of jail. 

Here's a great article on BiggerPockets that will show you how to make the deals come to you: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/61/topics/635...I'll give you a hint: Put out ads.