I currently have two private money lenders that I use, usually it is out of their self directed IRA.

Would love to get some direction here.

I have ideas on what I want to do but I need direction and guidance.

You can set up direct payment from an LLC account.7.

:) A good agent will meet up with you for a few hours, and along with educating you on the entire buying process (financing, contracts, inspections, what to expect in negotiations, etc) they will also be able to guide you by running comps and telling you if the home is priced well, as well as discovering any issues preventing the property from selling (liens, disputes)...Not sure about CA and AZ, But I have a buddy who renovated his dental office without pulling permits, and when the city found out, they made him literally gut it and redo it with permits.I would urge you having some conversations with agents in your area. interview a couple, and they should guide you in the right direction.

@Marco Silva data: population growth, job growth, housing supply, landlord friendly laws, purchase price, anticipated rehab cost, property tax rates, insurance cost, is insurance cost rising quickly, expected rent, rate of rent growth, can someone with the median income afford the rent, diversification of the economy, quality of local schools, crime rates, is the property next door a dump, how many other people are bidding on the property, is there a Starbucks nearby, is there a grocery store nearby, are there multiple property managers nearby in case one fails.There's so many ways to find deals, to name a few: MLS, wholesalers, foreclosure auction, tax sale auction, doing your own marketing through a bunch of different channels like direct mail.

The easing of Inflation’s appears to be directly related to the Fed's decision, dating back to 2022, to raise the primary interest rates.

I am looking if there are some exclusions that apply in my case. 

They will look at the earnings apply a multiple and try to get it sold as fast as possible and get their check that is the model.  

The only thing I'd have to double check is when is the sec121 exclusion for the $250k capital gains tax exclusion is applied, but I'm pretty sure its applied after...Capital gains is taxed at the Federal level, and I believe from all the discussions also by California.You could tax loss harvest any other capital assets that might be down, e.g. stocks.I don't advocate the charitable donation for the sake of tax...