Hey, I wrote the book on shooting for the stars, you may only hit the moon. 

Evaluate the numbers and your time energy lifestyle for managing rentals out of state and how those align with your why you're investing in RE. 

You can also write it off as a business expense and there could be additional tax benefits for energy efficient home improvements.  

So I am not sure whether I really need sources of passive income right now considering that I have a lot of energy that I can spend on investment strategies that require more efforts and energy.

That doesn't include any maintenance costs or other variables.I regularly argue that solar energy is rarely worth the investment.

Growing cannibus can require high energy and water consumption

The mom and pop investors well we know they tend to run with social media and how some looks as we have seen with some of the SM stars that have their projects in trouble. to me this is just going to go to judgement then Chapter 7 .

There are new laws affecting California transactions in 2024, some of which are very relevant to investors and house flippers.According to the California Association of Realtors, starting July 1, 2024 most 1-4 unit properties that are resold within 18 months (aka flips) must disclose:- repairs, renovations, room additions and structural modifications that were performed by a contractor with whom the seller entered into a contract- the name and any contact info for the contractor for any work over $500- any permits obtainedSo you still can be an HGTV star, just make sure you do it by the book. :)Have any of you flipping in the Los Angeles area been affected by these new disclosures?

Finally I found my Los Angeles realtor (third time's the charm) who was and is an all-star and she also sold my house for me in late-2020 when I left California. 

I am really trying to unleash my inner Cody Davis energy lol.