Without the high leverage you reduce the top source of return in CA RE which is achieve via the appreciation on a high leverage property.  

HI @Kaushik SarkarI would suggest going to the top of the page under LENDERS and then answering a few questions and from there you will be connected with 3-5 lenders and you can discuss whatever you want there. 

Dealing with warranty service is a pain in any situation but when you also have to deal with a tenant on top its even worse.

Your Lender My suggestion to find #2 & #4 would be to go to the top of this page and click on AGENTS & LENDERS. 

We are in the top 10 fastest growing big cities right now, so families and singles are constantly flying in to check out the area.Raleigh allows short term rentals if you apply for a license.

What are YOUR top priorities as an investor?

The tax rate difference from from long term to short term alone won't make it worthwhile in my opinion- add the 401K withdrawal penalty on top.

I have known and worked with Matt for years.I have attended his training and hired him as a consultant.He is hands down the best at what he does.I have personally raised over $50 million for my hard money lending company.I am grateful for a lot of people who helping me with this success and Matt is at or near the top of that list.

I don't know how the really big players stomach it.Something else I failed to mention was how the PM's are also tacking on fees on top of rent to extract even more money from our tenants. 

I know you feel you are on top of it, and it sounds like a class A or B.