But flips seldom go exactly as planned.  

For example, we discussed the interest rate, looking for good terms that fit with our long-term financial plan.

The California Fair Plan insurance is expensive and has subpar coverage.Thank you in advance!

Your approach and drive is impressive, and it's clear you have a solid plan in place for what you want to do.I'd love to connect and discuss potential collaboration opportunities.

The DST is seen as a estate planning tool.

I also use the Vrbo tools and it provides all the automation I need and I'm not spending money on a bunch of extra software 

You'll have to add it at lease renewal and you'll need to ensure that adding the water plus any other increases you are planning does not exceed any cap on rent increases in your jurisdiction. 

Unless you also had plans for new builds in the near future, in my opinion, there's much better investment options available in the immediate area

Technically for me, I'm trying to get into real estate investing in order to gain financial freedom and to spend more time with my family and also help take care of my family.

a plan to refinance our current mortgage as well as get a HELOC.