Landlord laws, taxes, labor costs, property values, etc. 

Truckee has some tight STR laws and if you're in that game I'd stay.  

What is required to obtain real estate investing independence is the following1 - TRUE education in real estate (1) principles, (2) law, (3) finance.

Things can and will go bad, but once there is enough monthly cash flow generated it will be extremely difficult for that one big issue to put us away or even 2-3 big issues all at once. 

You can verify us through the following link: https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org...Our Lender License is issued by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

.: @Nathan Gesner   Hmmmm....thanks for asking....i thought there was a law change quite a while back, maybe over 10 years ago, which prohibited smaller landlords like me for getting SS#s. 

I'm not sure I would get to cute trying to squeeze every time out of it now with a lease that might cause you issues in the future, but the scenario you describe is common and probably smart. 

Florida's gun and range laws are very range friendly though.

Pick up the phone or stop by local code enforcement offices to make sure that you have a crystal clear understanding of local laws and regulations.

And not being able to issue the deposit refund via Avail was the final straw for me.