I kept the rent low because the tenant was there for a long time. 

The price is about as low as you can go in Southern California.

These range low 500s to the mid 600s.  

It was a personal referral, received a credit at closing for renovations as well How did you finance this deal?

The overhead to start a company is low, but the cost to scale is high. 

I’m also open to exploring short-term rentals, private lending, or passive investing in funds—anything that maximizes returns while keeping risk and time commitments manageable.For context, I’d consider leaving my job if this could become a full-time venture that surpasses my current compensation (low-mid six figures).

@Michael Almand, for a full line-by-line breakdown and scope of work, my preferred contractor will charge about $250 to walk the property but will credit it back if he and his team are given the job.

We both have good credit but my lender made it seem like there was no getting around putting less than 25% down on an investment property.

I usually have very low turnover so I was hoping to organically grow my presence and name brand so that I had more visibility in the marketplace.

• The “Tour Guide” makes the opposite mistake: they spend all their time pointing out flaws and justifying a low offer.