My family and I did A LOT of moving around and job hopping over the past 5 years but we feel like we're finally settling down and focusing on our financial future and our real estate goals.

Where I'm at in California, if staff (the planner) is being obstinate, then the other two routes are 1) hire a land use attorney or entitlement consultant and if they feel that you have a case to build just one home without going through the subdivision process, then they may be able to compel staff in a way you can't, or 2) talk to an elected official who may be able to sway staff to give you what you want.

You should be able to pull up a property on the MLS, zoom in on the map, and feel familiar enough to know if it's in a good area, marginal area, or bad area because you have first hand experience seeing it.

I don't have the SSN from any of my tenants due to this but I do have a copy of their Drivers License number which I feel is good enough. 

There are some unique loan options available for STRs--feel free to use me as a resource for any lending questions! 

Feel free to reach out if you need advice and best of luck!

Will be my first ever home here in Dallas Fort Worth, but I’ve lived here all my life and feel that it’s my competitive advantage knowing the ins and outs of a majority of the metroplex.

Please feel free to also connect with me on my LinkedIn (in my profile) so we could discuss more!

We were also about to put brand new LVP flooring throughout the downstairs when we noticed this issue....Recently, we had noticed the slope in our upstairs bedroom getting slightly worse, our window wouldn't close and it feels like some floorboards underneath the carpet are starting to come up so we contacted a foundation/basement company to come look at the issue.

Quote from @Michael Smythe: What you're really paying a franchise fee for is their systems and processes vs trying to set them all up yourself. 100% - I’m starting to feel like it’s worth it to set them up myself or partner with a broker who can help me get started.