I understand the concern with parties and that is 100% valid.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.

New Home: I would need to dump some of my brokerage accounts for the downpayment(so some capital gains taxes would need to be paid to finance the downpayment on the new house) or if I sold our "current residence(2nd home)" I wouldn't need to.I understand the tax incentive of selling within 5 years of living there for 2 years, however, the cash flow seems larger then what I would get taking the money and investing in new RE in the future. 

Affordability for a major CA city is still solid, and still seeing steady price and rent growth.

I use IGMS and its pretty solid.

This section aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the market dynamics at play.Strategic Insights for 2024: Armed with an analysis of the current market conditions, we pivot to forward-looking strategies.

There will be your occasional hotel snob that doesn’t understand STR and complain that you weren’t at their every beck and call but if you’re responsive and fair your positive reviews will stand out.Hope that helps!

I understand how important it is to have a team when starting in R/E so that's exactly what I am looking for!

So I understand I will have to come to the closing table on a refinance with about $68,000 + closing costs.

In talking with the team, I understand that a CSA is working with you on coverage options to best fit your needs and budget.