Unless you are planning on investing in your back yard and have extra time to spend, getting a good PM is very important.  

It seems like you’d get at least an extra $100/mo and it would pay for itself.

The goal is to minimize unnecessary usage and prevent extra costs, rather than blindly paying whatever bill comes in.

CA doesn't have an extra $30b/$40b laying around to do that, not to mention the additional billion to actually do the project to be build ready. 

A pool can be a big liability, but can also be a bonus for the right tenant that is willing to pay extra for that amenity.

Or add an extra garage.  

"@ Frank ChinIn this specific instance, it is undeniable that a house was built on that property more than 15 years ago simply based on Google Earth data, but you can see by the county assessor records that the house on the subject property was built in 1950 and then the property encroaching was built over the property line shortly thereafter, in 1951.@ Matt Devincenzo,From the info in your post, the land does not seem to have officially been taken by AP.

I think if you have a little extra time, operating a smaller STR business can pick up some good income.

The idea here being you buy a 3-4 bedroom house near your practice facilities--and renting the extra rooms to your teammates. 

@Vidit Maini Until you are an ESTABLISHED business I would recommend just keeping track of your mileage for deduction as opposed to spending the extra money to buy a “company vehicle”.