It's encouraging and a bit discouraging but I think that is the nature of the business.

We’re both savers by nature so having to make decisions about renovation details got us out of “don’t spend” to “this is a worthwhile investment.” 

Plenty of games for rainy days, a great kitchen, beautiful view of the lake we are on is how we succeed.

Since you can't escape CA LLC registration, if the property is based here, and if you are a resident here, may make sense just to form a CA LLC and simplify your life and your costs.Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.

Good day everyone,I am very interested in buying land to build a cabin(or a few for vactional renting ) as the summer getaway, must be closer to nature and quite close/to a good small town.

In our case we all ALREADY had all of our retirement savings in IRAs and 401Ks, so it seemed natural.

Single boiler serving a duplex- landlord paid water / natural gas because there's no way to split it accurately. 

The beauty of real estate is that you can spend as much or as little time on it as you want, it really just depends on the strategy you want to utilize and how active you want to be. 

If the real property is in CA, you're definitely doing business in CA.Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.

Adding more curb appeal will make it look more beautiful and inviting.#2 Staging will help.