For me the 'key' was finding a mentor willing to push me and help me figure out what, when and how to do it.

Possibly paying taxes on 2 lots for a long while...This is just MY STORY, IF IT WORKED FOR YOU AWESOME.Im mostly upset AT MYSELF for getting pushed around in this the way I did.ANY ADVICE?

I would guess that a 3% max annual raise is more realistic because the socialists are tightening their grip on California and pushing for harsh laws to take control of properties etc. 

Keep your head down and keep pushing.

Putting yourself around the right people will push you very far in RE.

The "other structures" were only 10K, while everybody else goes by 10% of the coverage (on 340K coverage of the main structure, you get 34K other structures).The ugly part - much higher deductibles: $5000 general deductible and 3% wind/hail deductible (on a 340K coverage it comes to a whopping $10K+ deductible...makes you understand their "largesse" on unnecessary higher coverage...if they know the rebuilding cost is 250K, they can give you 300K+ because they will not have to pay more than rebuilding cost, but it pushes the deductibles higher).We concluded:1.

wash, rinse, repeat!

Think she may be washing the dogs in the new tub if you put one in.

I knew about the DBA method which seems to work fine, but this would probably make it much easier for the banks not to push back when they're unfamiliar (which almost all personal bankers seem to be like you mentioned).

So closing had to be pushed back to this week.