It follows the first 3 rules of real estate, is zoned "light commercial" which would include multifamily, the direction I want to take it.It has a well established restaurant and 2 residences. 

The cost of the materials was $1,500, and including labor I’d estimate this cost me about $3,000.The property manager never ran this by me or gave me an indication these project would be completed.Our service agreement is clear that written consent is needed when costs exceed $1,000 and in this instance these were not repairs and requirements needed to rent the property.

The things I do to improve cash flow include:1.

In some properties where I live heat is included with rent and in others it is not.

Your best bet in this situation is to have rent cover the included utilities.

Very few episode don't include plugs for his brokerage business and his mortgage company. 

In the current market structure, all parties including the lender expect the property to appraise for the sales price. 

For those that had loss of use or ALE (alternative living expense) insurance, the insurance company was required to pay for your like-kind housing while you rebuild which includes furnishing the rental as well. 

Hello, I'm new in this space and I'm looking for any investors in this area. Maybe I'm in the wrong room or just not enough people from Cali on this platform. Please let me know

The funny thing is most of the above, myself included, never bothered to do spreadsheets or IRR analysis.