I have offered to provide snappy traps for tenants in the past.

It is past the tax assessment. 

(BTW - The NET loss was about 700 people per day.)Newsweek - More Americans left California between 2023 and 2024 than any other state across the country, according to new data released by the Census Bureau.The Golden State lost a total of 239,575 residents to other states, the largest net domestic migration loss in the country over the past year.

Then your heirs can inherit your position and keep it going every 10 years.....etc....as compared to the MIN which is due in 30 years.For example here are a few recent CRE deferred sales trust deals:- Owner who sold a $34M apartment complex and moved his funds into a Deferred Sales Trust. - $18M Business Sales of Veterinarians who sold multiple practices in Virginia and Indiana.Another example, was for a couple who sold their primary residence for $26M in Newport Beach defer $6M in capital gains tax.

I have worked with a builder in the past who offered new construction quads for investment in this area.  

My home has appreciated significantly over the past 2.5 years and I am hoping to take equity out.

It’s been a pain going there every day for the past 4 weeks and looking ahead to have to keep going there every day for the next 4 weeks.

If was originated as owner occupied in the past and no longer is owner, if you have change of name on deed or insurance, if impound had a dispute, claims - are a couple reasons why the servicing changes.

I already had my own business, some cash, lines of credit and a solid contractor as a partner which is how I have grown my portfolio so aggressively over the past few years.Unfortunately, $8k is not going to get you very far despite the promises of no money down investing.

A PMC is the ONLY one that will deal daily with your property.Here's some copy & paste advice on hwo to screen PMCs:Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.