In CA a third party, escrow agent, generally holds the EDM, but at times, the FSBO wants to hold the EDM or is unaware of how to hold the EDM.

CA will want to collect the portion of the tax due while the property was in CA. 

Tools were recovered and pest control was terminated.So we are naturally in a very secure area in one of the safest cities in CA.  

I have 12-doors there and live in California.

I currently reside in San Diego, CA, and I am in the process of purchasing two properties in Henderson, NV, in my personal name.

well a RE license only allows a California RE broker to do private money loans..

However, separate property must be KEPT separate, so as the years roll by there’s less likely that separate property remains separate.Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin are the community property states.The other 41 states are known as “equitable distribution” states, though their individual laws often differ considerably.  

Then on top of that I have four multifamily in Southern California, and they really have not appreciated that much except for the value add that I have forced.

I live in California, and have rentals in several markets across the country.

Smart guy with the most practical advice, some great books, and he started in California.