Also, local meetups are a great way to meet local investors!

I really like the idea of leveraging local contacts for walkthroughs and feedback.

The thing I'll be changing is the financing I've been doing with a local bank, which has been a bit slow and cumbersome.

  (2) Variable cost: platform fees from Airbnb and VRBO, lodging/hotel/transit or whatever pass-through tax your local AHJ requires, cleaning fee, cost of replacement for consumables, repair and maintenance, etc. 

Has anyone found a local Sac CPA they can recommend?

HELOCs on investment properties can be tricky since many traditional banks don’t offer them, but some lenders, and some local credit unions might be worth checking out.

For context, I'm based in the SF Bay Area in CA and looking into buying my first OOS rental after house hacking locally for 10 years.

Local real estate agents are saying open it up still as the opening seems too small and makes the space feel cramped. 

As for offering subject-to financing, this is something that can be advertised under 'seller financing' in our local MLS, and there's investors that search specifically for listings with that marked, so that should introduce your property to a new set of buyers that may not have considered it before.

@Peter GoellerBecause they way Sec8 does it, is that their local Sec8 inspector is suppose to the know the market rate.So, let me clarify this.