-Opportunity cost: A 7% interest rate isn’t great, but if you think you can achieve returns higher than 7% by buying another cash-flowing property, paying off the mortgage might not be the best use of funds.Now, let’s explore saving to buy another property:Investing in a Second PropertyPros:-Diversifies your portfolio, reducing risk if your Palm Desert STR underperforms or faces challenges (e.g., stricter regulations or lower demand).

I've got a property under contractPurchase price $78K out the door (I have cash to close) Intent: build on the property which already has a functioning well, septic, and needs PGE installed Total buildout on the prope...

The pricing data on Zillow, Redfin, etc. likely doesn’t reflect properties that have been recently updated or rehabbed.

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My assumption is that the majority of those were subsequently insured with Cal 'Safe' but I have no data to confirm that.

Something has to get better in that market as the regulations are too confining and essentially up to interpretation by the city explore you engage with.

I am collecting all this data in order to ask for an investigation so it can be determined by the authorities if there are any leal consequences.

I did not do a separate criminal background check as I trusted the info from Zillow (Big lesson learned never to trust the Zillow data again in life).

I need to source the data myself, run the numbers, check the calculations, eventually build my own custom spreadsheet etc. 

We want to explore investing in different type of property or doing airbnb.