Percentage pie - how much has joint venture capital/ investment funds / ibuyer purchasing of single family homes been a direct correlation to the massive appreciation we have seen the past few years?

You don't mention what your current living situation is but you're probably either paying a really high CA mortgage or CA rent and a house-hack is likely to provide you the most cash flow because it directly cuts into your massive monthly spend on housing.  

Massive cleaning, painting, and updating of the key items such as kitchen, bath, and flooring.

But like anyplace it’s not perfect.Really the entire west is in a massive drought, not just Big Bear and desertification is happening in places like Oklahoma as well.Just got back driving the Eastern Sierra into southern Oregon.

The return on the AC investment is massive. 

Just like Warren Buffet buys great businesses at fair prices if you own good properties in good areas for fair prices everything else is just noise. 

Healthcare professionals that violate the rules (and are just trying to get pets classified as ESAs) are subject to massive fines.  

Hey everyone, My name is Zac Agurto and I am fairly new to the Real Estate world, but have a lot of heart and determination and a massive "WHY" to really make this happen!!!

That $600,000 could also buy you a $2,000,000 asset that will give you massive tax benefit, loan paydown on a much more expensive building and an opportunity to add value to and appreciate a much more expensive asset.I would put that capital to work and grow it instead of letting it sit dead.

You screw up 1 thing on a 1031 and it's poof there went your massive tax savings.