Building does not have parking spaces in the back (as majority of the buildings in the area do) so i would need to add that once i get it, units are a bit outdated, roof needs to be replaced in the next 1-3 years, tuck pointing may be needed in the next 3 years.

Find someone who:A) Is Experienced AND Active In Your NiceB) Has a System You Can ReplicateC) Is Available for Questions and Will Help You Overcome any Fears/UncertaintiesD) Has Access to a Network You Can Leverage in your Business To attract a mentor that has these traits, you must become valuable to them.

If your goal long term is to work in the commercial real estate space, I would recommend that you start there.

They do offer access to conventional financial products, but is it a bit cumbersome.With a checkbook IRA LLC or Solo 401(k), you can easily establish a brokerage trading account within your plan, and therefore easily reallocate between conventional and non-traditional assets pretty much at will.

But, the property being in CA, and every County being in desperate financial straits, they are charging me $8400 in impact fees, plus $3000 for plan check (the only thing being changed is adding a wall to get the living space down to 1200 sq. ft.) 

It's a huge white space that nobody is taking advantage of and it makes sense produce content that people want to see, now you will start getting recognized as Cody the real estate agent that helped me make the decision to move here and why would they go to anybody else to help them find a home if then the person that help them make that decision.Conclusion To sum it up, you will be a media company/ real estate agent. you are going to be the content producer of information that buyers and sellers wantlike writing reviews of the best restaurants, interviews principles on why their school is the best, going to every destination there is to go to and provide walkthrough videos, etc...If you approach it like this then your now the source that people who are looking to buy in your area and sell are now going to go to. 

Over the last 17 yrs, most of my advertising and loan closings have been in PBC, Broward and Dade.With that said, 90% of Mortgage Brokers, including my friends who are Mortgage Brokers, with the except of a few, are just as lost in space as a typical Bank of America loan officer and realtor.

I do use HELOCs and LOCs as emergency funds, but I also have access to my 401k loan if that "freeze" ever happens. 

Also, getting to know your must haves (3) is important as well as whether or not space or location is more important. 

I also have access to my funds in my 457 plan, deferred compensation.