After a few emails with Taz, at 10:24 am, we locked down the deal with $3,000 in concessions (property management fees) and some other details that helped us both move forward on the deal.

This could lead you to believe another state would be preferable but it is my understanding that CA will want the $800/year even when the LLC is OOS.  

It comes with the land so no lot rent but there is an HOA.

And I could not find much information on this person. has anyone had any experience with them?

I’m on an H1B visa, so I can’t do any active work myself, which means I'll need to delegate (I understand this will affect margins, but I’m okay with that). 

I am wondering if anyone has experience with Wynd Smoke Detectors and if they’ve had success with them detecting marijuana smoke?

For more visibility, consider cannabis trade shows and industry events.

here is the situation. i left a really good paying job to take care of my 81 year old parents because my dad is chronically ill and my mom is almost there. i wont go into too much detail, but my sis doesnt help them. ill leave it at that. we have a person who comes twice a week to help with cleaning and other household tasks. i carry the bulk of the weight cooking their meals, running errands, grocery shopping, picking up meds, and taking them to dr appointments. its a full time job. i get a small salary of $1000 a month from a care giver sub contractor for the VA. ive been paying my bills with what savings ive had, but only have a few months of funds left. i own a duplex. i have over 200k in equity. i live in texas and texas has weird laws about refi and heloc/heloans when the property is 4 units or less and owner occupied. i would rather not sell, but if thats my only option i will have to at some point.does anyone have any advice or possibly be able to point me to lenders who might be able to work with my situation?

Not a cheap solution, but a lot more aesthetically pleasing and safer than that picture.Maybe some type of spiral staircaseGino

You could pull some cash out to do the renovations and then refinance on the ARV once its done in 6 months and take out more cash to buy another investment home or rent that one out and buy a New primary home.If you have any questions on the steps or the process feel free to reach out or send me an email.