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The rental income will more than cover the mortgage and still provide positive cash flow, which is rare in the California market, making this a great opportunity for us.However, underwriting has expressed concerns about us moving from a presumably larger home worth $606,000 to a smaller one worth $376,000.

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You are able to do short term rentals.

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Am I required to have my rental property in an LLC?  

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If it is performing well, the buyer pays fair market value for the home and enjoys the benefit of some future income with rentals you already have booked. 

Neighbor was contacted about trees leaning heavily toward house by tenant. Neighbor refused to cut trees down.One tree fell on tenants RV, totaling it. Tenant had to claim against their own insurance. There are additi...

Depending upon the local laws, it may be possible that any similar property could be a STR just by a few clicks of buttons to post it online.