I know very little about what you mentioned, but I know they are working on outlawing rent hikes tied to major apartment improvements.I recommend earning money in New York and then getting it out-of-state as fast as possible.

The second pillar is a good insurance policy as that cover the majority of your exposure.

If you don’t live at your home and are staying with someone else who is renting a home so you don’t have a primary residence can you rent your house out the majority of the year through Airbnb and keep a Homestead exemption

I will be staying in Westminster for the majority of my stay, but have multiple lunches/dinners lined up in LA county, Irvine, and Huntington Beach.

I am very motivated and excited about the prospect of building wealth through REI; however, my lack of experience (being none) has definitely led to moments of hesitation as I would like to avoid any major mistakes on my first transaction.JT (Jonathan Tambellini)

All other major cap ex expenses have been taken care of, has a newer bathroom, newer kitchen, electrical updated etc.As it sits it will likely appraise for 65k with a new roof. 

They matched their returns, when the vast majority of experienced sponsors were outperforming.

A front tenant who is a major pain in the ***, has no money, probably isn't even going to move out when she's supposed to, and has bed bugs.

They are experiencing major development including breweries, trendy restaurants, and building the new soccer stadium.

For the locals in the area that might be able to help pinpoint areas of focus here --- think if you were an established hard working professional (not CEO or independently wealthy)  working at for example -- Redstone Arsenal, NASA, Military, one of the Universities or major Hospitals, the airport, a local lawyer, dentist, fireman, police, teacher, business manager, small business owner, corporate executive, etc, etc..