The bulk of the rules you encounter on your taxes will be CA specific, which are usually more complex than other states. 

For instance, use the tax amount that the buyer might encounter vs what you have paid since 1999?

I am only 6 months in and I am already well aware that this whole process is learning from the mistakes or missteps we make, and I am curious what you all may have encountered in your journey.Y'all are rock stars!

Great resources here and from all that I have encountered, there are some fantastic people too.My day job is the automotive industry and it pays the bills (for now). 

We both live in different geographies and its a pain point for either of us to travel to a different location all the time when we encounter a deal we are interested in.

I'll like to think this is not a unique situation but rather more of a common one investors encounter when buying properties. 

Any work outside the scope of the initial plan is not permitted as the loan amount cannot be increased.If the project encounters cost overruns, those cost overruns will be the responsibility of the borrower to pay.Renovation Term Extension Fee: .50% of the total loan balance.

As a military family, we’ve rented for a good chunk of the past 23 years, but I’ve never encountered something like this before nor have we ever lost a dime of previous deposits.

As a real estate investor, I have never encountered a Wholesale deal until now. 

Then once you have the green sticker from the city pay the balance.