The project is 36.5M and buy-in is 50K or more.

I go back and forth between wanting to buy a place for myself in CA or just continue renting and instead invest in a cheaper area of the country.

If anyone in the D.C. area wants to meet up for coffee, I'm buying! 

buying below 1.2mil is good long term from hayward pleasanton santa clara sunnyvale cupertino area

Don't wait until you're ready to buy to analyze deals.

On the other hand, you probably can't buy something else and get the same return.

I would also consider in finding a polite way to inform her that if for any reason, the tenant defaults on payments, that she will also be held responsible for any un-paid rents.

hello-q: i hope that you have quite the plethora in information about the decide to..build a square space (office like in function) right next to house-to have "reason space" to work from home ('i am forced to work from home bcs of having parent who survives a stroke-cared for on/in house property, bcs putting her instead in assisted living-wouldn't be more affordable/feasable, and many states (california being one) are willing to help loved one(s) to age/stay in place as reason to build these extra spaces in/on property..putting her in the situation as more benefitting i am researching the state orgs to find out what to do=being as stellar the careful/accurate as i can with gathering as to what to do..including the obtain of funding per any grants.and trusting that having your consultation has us getting away from issue/noise over just purchasing/happenstance model in default assisted: residential (multi bed home stead-with all the red tape & fees/tax justify better?

And don't buy something that is in bad shape.

There, you can share a bit of your background story, include contact information, service areas, websites/links, social media pages and more.Wishing you all the best as you continue to expand!