Zoning laws are typically controlled at the local level, so check with your department of city planning, especially around pricing. 

@Jasmine Russell to generate a reasonable amount of passive income, of which real estate is a major but not exclusive part, in order to have more control over my time.

I still live with my parents.

Claim is taxes are only going to go up….better off paying the taxes now and having full control of your money.Or, is it better to move the funds to a solo 401k - which still has restrictions, limits you to non-recourse loans, yet holds off the taxes?

•Prices are expected to keep pushing upwards as supply and demand remain uneven, with demand far exceeding the supply.With Ca rent control capping rent increases at CPI plus 5%, capped at 10%, for properties over 15 years old, how is the average rent increase so high?  

Growing up, my parents gave us everything at the cost of almost losing everything for not understanding financial wellness.

Babies take up less space and it is common for babies to sleep in their parents room when they are first born. 

I think most do in fact.. can be another person your in partnership with it could be your parents grand parents other relative.. the big wholesalers that make what I consider a decent living IE 500k net to the owners plus a year doing this will spend that kind of money.Plenty will spend a lot less and make from zero to 100 to 200k a year net.. 

I have a question, has anyone ever successfully convinced a property management firm to allow the owner to retain broker rights to the subject property, control of maintenance (we own a contracting company) and also allow the property owner to be signatory to all accounts associated with the subject property.

You have almost zero control over your stock returns and you have almost 100% control over your rentals returns.