Hi @Chris Matson, Kevin is spot on -  the best thing to keep your operation efficient and running smooth is to get some solid software for managing the business.  

I dont really know the california market to well, but I will be looking for some hot spots real soon or maybe even some surrounding states as well.

Some believe touch up paint means you walk around the house, touching up spots, but that never works as it does not blend in with the rest of the wall, so the entire wall has to be repainted.  

Learn to spot a deal (compared to other properties being sold).

Makes it much easier to spot opportunities that you'd miss with just looking at the properties alone.2.

Makes it much easier to spot opportunities that you'd miss with just looking at the properties alone.2.

@Ron Fletcher is spot on about saturation.  

Austin Hughes as long as you have a spot where you can park it and it won't cost you too much.

You probably don't want to re-zone because of the time and money involved especially if you plan to rebuild apartments.A parking spot may only be 113 to 180 SF depending on layout compact or standard but you also need circulation unless you plan to do a valet lot.

HI  all I live in Ontario so everythign I do is out of state infact out of country..doing your homework is essintial and laning in a spot that the numbers work... once you have a spot gettign a great team on the grond  is essintial..