Another possibility is renting it to a business venture that will run a stable operation.

Zoning laws are typically controlled at the local level, so check with your department of city planning, especially around pricing. 

Joint-venture?

@Jasmine Russell to generate a reasonable amount of passive income, of which real estate is a major but not exclusive part, in order to have more control over my time.

Claim is taxes are only going to go up….better off paying the taxes now and having full control of your money.Or, is it better to move the funds to a solo 401k - which still has restrictions, limits you to non-recourse loans, yet holds off the taxes?

•Prices are expected to keep pushing upwards as supply and demand remain uneven, with demand far exceeding the supply.With Ca rent control capping rent increases at CPI plus 5%, capped at 10%, for properties over 15 years old, how is the average rent increase so high?  

@Jim CharlesOne initial thought is that I would recommend anyone that is part of this joint venture to be financially invested as well.

Investment Info:
Office Space commercial investment in Houston.

Purchase price: $2,700,000

Cash invested: $200,000

This is a 3 Year Triple Net Lease with an Option to Purchase at $2,700,000. We hav...

I have a question, has anyone ever successfully convinced a property management firm to allow the owner to retain broker rights to the subject property, control of maintenance (we own a contracting company) and also allow the property owner to be signatory to all accounts associated with the subject property.

You have almost zero control over your stock returns and you have almost 100% control over your rentals returns.