its an interesting conversation and for sure Palo alto Cupertino  and Los Altos and Los Altos hills directly benefit from 3 things.  1.

Learn from your family and on your own by going to different meet-ups and having conversations with agents, other investors and anyone else in the industry to hear about their experiences.Make 2025 a year of planning and how you will go about that plan. 

It couldn't hurt to call a couple attorneys right away to see what they say in terms of cost and suggestions for dealing with this quickly.In terms of mitigating any legal issues with your tenant be sure you are documenting every conversation you have had with the HOA in terms of asking them to make the necessary repairs.

The land is currently owned by my cousin so the conversation to purchase will need to be dealt with care.  

Conversely, if new houses are being built frequently, older properties may struggle to maintain their value.Property taxes also play a significant role.

They should be proactively communicating with you as to why they can't find a tenant and discussing options with you.PM's do get busy, so before firing them, try to have an open conversation to find out why it took so long and what can be done to rent faster in the future.

And Is a great app for doing a quick analysis if your out cruisin for deals... i set my criteria, and if the properties meet I go and do a deeper analysis later... 

I look at foreclosures.comOut of the 3 stages I am definitely not ready for an auctionpreclosure / short sales:- I need to research how to take over a deed / title- need to prepare how to do door knocking (I have a sales background and feel confident in dealing with an emotional conversation about someone’s home) - there IS a window of like 4 weeks that I need to prepare for (have my finances in order) to then bid before it goes to auction?

I have to of a littl bit deeper into the house hacking what properties would be doable for us.Do you have any tips/plattforms beside BP to find meetups?

But I got paid maybe 50 days after we had our first conversation and I probably juggled a few headaches for you to make the process as smooth as possible along the way.