Renting out one side can help offset your mortgage, which is a huge advantage while you're building financial stability.

I will give you the common-sense answer below, but this is California, where common sense doesn't exist.A mandatory evacuation is outside of your control, so you shouldn't suffer financially because of it.

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There’d need to be a lot of rehab work/managing that would require you to put in that many hours.From a financial perspective, it seems like the highest leverage way to keep buying more properties is leveraging your W-2’s and then being work optional.

I heard something that they might offer "Landlord Financial Assistance", but not sure if that's true or not.

Maintaining a financial track record for your project is facilitated by effective budgeting.3.

In fact, some of them have been in the news lately and popped up on the foreclosure list as they are in trouble financially as well. 

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@Joseph M. prices have certainly gone up with the rest of the country through this great recovery since the financial crisis.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?