We live in San Francisco, CA and we both work in the trades and have a couple of connections with trades people in Shasta. 

I live in the Portland, Maine area and am currently launching my real estate wholesaling business as a short term strategy in order to build knowledge, capital, and a network so that I can eventually start investing in my own projects such as fix and flips, and both short and long term rentals.

The contractor has to live in the Bay Area, so their cost of living is just as high as the client's.I was daydreaming about dropshipping contractors into CA.

@Katelyn Nelsoncan you start with a house hack or live in flip?

We would follow abandonment processes for getting possession back and storing belongings.But we are less likely to encounter this because we have this clause in our rental agreement:In the event of abandonment, arrest or death, the following person has the authority to decide when to terminate tenancy and how to store/distribute my belongings:Name: ____________________________________________________Address: ____________________________________________________Phone #: ____________________________________________________If we have an applicant who will be living alone we include this wording.

Feel free to shoot me an email and I can forward it over to you.If you live in the DSM area, there is an investor meet-up every Friday morning at Smoky Row downtown and 1 monthly investor meet-up on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

We're waiting for a reasonable accomodation for our section 8 tenant that lives in our other property in the Springs. 

I live in CT and I have relatives who would like to "snow bird" to Florida at some point soon.

Stats on the house:Approximately 2400 square ft.1st floor -            - two full bathrooms, 1 large living room (14x16), 1 small living room (10x12), and kitchen(10x12)2nd floor            - One large bedroom (14x16)            - Two smaller bedrooms upstairs, but you have to walk through one bedroom to get to the other.Comps in the area range from 220k - 300k.Rentals Comps would be 1700 - 2200.The front of the house seems like it would be "picturesque" for small venue events. 

But where I currently live (SF Bay Area) is so expensive.