California has a VERY expansive definition of what constitutes "doing business" within the State, and may as such require that the foreign LLC be register with California and the $800 fee paid.

And beware the domino effect--where you pull or improve one thing and then see you need a new this and that... and heck, you may as well do the flooring and so on....easy to find yourself in a full on remodel without clear, crisp stopping points.I do get the sense you are going to "do something" in the excitement of your first rental and this is a sign of a good landlord.

Hi BP peeps, as a newbie realtor, although I'm about to do my first deal in the retail spectrum, I figure I may as well start establishing a relationship with a title agent that is well versed in the "subject to" arena.

We've come to North Atlanta to explore areas we may a. want to invest in; b. want to live in during (a); and c. want to build a permanent residence. 

Hey Maya, I work with a team of brokers. feel free to contact me.

Depending on your area and how stiff the completion is, if you can get away with utilizing financing for an initial purchase that is the best route to go in my opinion.If your intention is to buy it with cash and then re-finance it in the near future, you may as well save additional closing costs & get a better rate! 

J/k, it may a good time to become laser focused and redirect my efforts, with so much info.

You may as well keep 100% and just hire and pay someone to do the work.

Although you may think the appraiser is taking a long time, it may as well be someone in the middle that is actually causing the delay.

So, for what I have gathered in my researches, before I found BP, is that apparently the profits in REI are not for doing the actual business, but rather becoming a guru and talk, and talk, and talk, about the business and how successful it can be by buying some sort of proven program at prices that you may as well, just use it as a down payment in an actual property I would say :)).