If you are looking for other investors to make a particular real estate deal go through there are some things you need to consider.Who you find to help make investments is an important step to realizing your financial goals.

Finding a place and buying it are two of the hardest steps, which you've already done. 

Yucca Valley and 29 Palms specifically have clarified the permitting process and the ensuing steps for vacation rental properties.

@Kay March , not trying to step on @Kevin S.  

The first pillar is avoiding unnecessary and risky activities (don't drink and drive, insurance generally won’t cover your poor decisions) and take good care of your investments - these simple steps will help you prevent lawsuits before they even occur.

If that’s the case, your next step is to select the asset class you personally believe in!

Since we were new to the area (the state for that matter) it took a couple weeks to find a contractor, but once we signed with a contractor that was willing to work with us (we did a good bit of work ourselves) it took seven weeks from demo to contract.

The first pillar is avoiding unnecessary and risky activities (don't drink and drive, insurance generally won’t cover your poor decisions) and take good care of your investments - these simple steps will help you prevent lawsuits before they even occur.

We are looking to do our first fix and flip here shortly and have a list of properties we are considering, but the first step is getting financing.

I also need to make sure that I honor existing leases for existing tenants.Any tips on my next steps in the process would be very appreciated.