I’ve spent most of my life in California (SF/LA) and have been in Pittsburgh for only two years, so I’m still getting familiar with the area.Does anyone know of RE agents in Pittsburgh who specialize in STR investments?

In CA currently only MF properties are rent controlled.

I was on a Senate Steering committee way back in 85 on how to deal with all the platted antiquated lots in CA. there are millions lots created before the modern rules and these lots exist today but many are not buildable and are traded back and forth from tax sale buyers to retail buyers who dont realize their 5k lot in CA is non buildable.So there was a big conference in FT.

Quote from @Pat Arneson: I’m looking for someone to help ease my thoughts… California Bay AreaI have everything ready to go for my first flip… financing, financial spreadsheets, acquisition and disposition playbook, design criteria, etc.

I'm Katlyn Alegria from the Bay Area, CA, passionate about real estate investing for 10 years.

It’s so serious that, beginning January 1st in California, any lender who knowingly originates a consumer-purpose loan misrepresented as a business-purpose loan can face criminal charges and jail time.

Most of the California investors with substantial net worth that I know have owned properties for 15 to 30+ years. 

At the moment we are renting in Mission Viejo California.

We have spoke to banks in the past and its challenging to find ones that will do a C/A on a first but the ones that would consider it would not do it on a 2nd.

For example in California there is a 10 year structural warranty by law (and shorter warranties for different systems).