We'll also make sure to address the opportunity costs associated with Renting and House Hacking.Here are the numbers we are going to use in this blog.

I'm still trying to learn all I can as I look for an opportunity to get my foot in the door to investing in vacation rentals.

When evaluating rental properties, aside from school districts and convenience, consider factors like neighborhood amenities (parks, restaurants, shopping), rental demand, job market trends, property condition, potential for appreciation, and rental income compared to expenses (including taxes, insurance, and maintenance).

It doesn't necessarily equate to small jobs.

My job is to make repairs and get the place lease optioned so it is producing income to cover the interest payments I need to make to the lender.

Using income from jobs, isn't any faster, and can actually take longer. 

I focus a lot on the income side of things, such as how much they are paid monthly, how long they have been at their current job and/or in the career field.

We are seeing less and less flips in LA because even at cost, construction costs are high.However, we are starting to see some opportunity because the owner users who wanted fixers have either already bought something or no longer have the cash/time to buy a fixer themselves.It is unlikely there is a crash coming in Los Angeles.

It is a thriving city that is attracting several major companies, which will bring in thousands of job opportunities in the next few months and years.

@Cisco Gutierrez I just had an appraisal done and paid extra to use the company that could get it done quickly then they did a hack job with it.