Depending on how much material or items you need there's always people selling excess material and items they ended up not using or needing, typically at a discount.

The only thing that has changed by the new law is the pre-negotiated commission can no longer be listed in the MLS, so now agents that work with buyers will now be required to have clients sign an agreement committing to a certain commission percentage to the buyer whether or not the home that they purchase has a commission offered by the seller. 

It’s important to weigh the opportunity cost of tying up your cash in a single project versus the potential benefits of leveraging financing.Ultimately, it depends on your risk tolerance and investment strategy.

You live in a unit and rent out the other units to help cover the mortgage and in earn some passive income.The State of California can be tough depending on where you want to live and what type of property you want to buy.

It depends on if it has elimination of title or not.

Also what about tax implications.

Kind of depends on the room though.

@Tilottama BandopadhayNot sure what part of CA you're in but if you're considering OOS considering Las Vegas or Reno (depending on where you're located) could potentially make sense for you due to it's proximity. 

But I do seem some concerning things in the economy particular how much asset values are dependent on interest rates, inflation, etc. 

Pay no taxes as its a non-taxable event.2.