Who's keeping an eye on them for lease violations or regular maintenance like landscaping?

Obviously this doesn't work if the tenant is still unemployed, but for those behind it is a creative, helpful way to help them catch up.

@Chris Allen, sorry I'm just coming of a deployment so I'm just catching this as I've been trying to get settled back in.

Hey everyone,I'm looking to get my first rental property under my belt this upcoming year. I've been doing a lot of research about the whole process, but something nobody talks about is the design choices you go with ...

Here's the catch though . . . you don't need every doo-dad. 

I heard for the first year or two income is scarce and it takes time to get the flow of money and that’s where a lot of people give up.2) Finding new deals in this highly competitive market in California seems tough, especially for high prices, how to catch good prices like the old times when prices were cheaper and fewer investors were around?

When you sell or refinance an attorney should catch the federal lien and would be required to divert gains to the lien.

@Leland James Success is in the eye of the beholder.If your doing 1 flip is success 1 more 3-5 a year 10-12?

I am holding onto cash, investing is some areas of the market that have been hurt by COVID but should bounce back, and keeping my eye out for a great deal, if the numbers work then why not?

But if you're more concerned about rocking the relationship-boat, you are going to have to 1) kiss the money goodbye, 2) forgive yourself for the time you burned by giving that much money away (b/c now you have to figure out how to recoup what you lost and that will take time), and 3) figure out a way to look the man in the eye every Thanksgiving.