The guy got a much better offer , now how do you tank the previous offer ................Have someone place a lien on the property so high it makes it difficult to close .....................   

Michael:  I paid $500 bucks for some remodeling plans (yucca valley architect who is quas-retired) and he connected me to engineer/ and Title 24 guy  (new construction also requires soil test engineering and sometimes water flow testing for the water district)but I think 1000-1500 is probably  low end and 3500-5000 is high endI'm working on a hew house in pioneertown and I'm interviewing builders/general contractors (who have plans in their archives that were approved) -many plans approved in 2015 aren't valid.. because of the Title 24 increases every year and the 2016 codeNathan: exciting. yucca NEEDS some new apartments!

I think it is pretty obvious sub-metering utilities is one way to significantly increase a park's profitability. 

Current landlord is using the 2 car garage for his own storage and neither tenant has access to it - thinking that could be a source of extra revenue either offering to other tenant for increased rent or renting the space out for storage.Currently in negotiations!

Having a difficult time trying to get anything to pencil for a flip.

We greatly need to increase our cash flow and would appreciate suggestions from seasoned investors on how to accomplish that.  

Although our market is hot, vacancy rates are low (below 5%), interest rates on a presumed 30 year fixed mortgage are historically low (floating around 4.5%) and rents are increasing with the high priced housing market driven by a lack of inventory.Unfortunately, TierraSanta doesn't have a lot of MF's but the surrounding areas hold possibility if you're flexible on your target market.

And when you are close to a project, it can be difficult to see its faults clearly. 

@Derek Gendig - US banks are notoriously difficult on this issue due to regulations requiring that you appear in person to open the account. 

I had talked to my accountant about it and he had mentioned that it could be difficult to take the passive losses since I have a property management company depending on how involved I am in the business.