After summer if you rent it 5-8 days a month until next season you will be lucky.There will be tone of competition after the summer, so I would not rely on it, look at it as bonus if it happens, but make your calculation as if no action happening.

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So what are your specific, actionable recommendations for a servicemember in Honolulu who has bad credit and no savings and wants to invest there?

I'm ready to start taking action but would like to get in with an Irvine/OC monthly meetup group to bounce ideas off of. 

Is it common for the irs or the mortgage company to pursue legal action if for instance the property is mostly used as a rental instead of residence?

I currently live in Carlsbad, CA (North County San Diego) and am not quite sure what action to take.

Its the book that really inspired me to invest out of state and offered actionable tips for out of state investors.

The most important thing to do is just to take SOME action, so congrats on that!

Remember that you're always better off taking action :)