We rent out the stallions in the stable for STR. 

well, ben, congrats on starting so young. i am over 50 now and i wish i would have started at your age. that being said, there is a lot to be said about experience also. keeping you DTI ratio down while financing real estate is going to be hard. after all, as your debt goes up, you need to increase your income an equal amount. obviously, you will have to take on some real estate on a contract basis, i. e., no bank loans. that way, you can claim the income without public knowledge of the debt. or you would need to find properties that increase your income without a huge increase in the debt amount. thats hard to do. crunch the numbers on every deal. if it does not fit your financial need, don't buy it. its pretty much that simple. 

I like the off-the-shelf brand at Home Depot and put them into my own kitchen.

Either way, it's NOT the end of the world but only part of real estate venture as it's summed up in Green Day's song "Good Riddance":Another turning point, a fork stuck in the roadTime grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to goSo make the best of this test and don't ask whyIt's not a question but a lesson learned in timeIt's something unpredictable but in the end is rightI hope you had the time of your lifeSo take the photographs and still frames in your mindHang it on a shelf in good health and good timeTattoos of memories and dead skin on trialFor what it's worth, it was worth all the whileIt's something unpredictable but in the end is rightI hope you had the time of your lifeIt's something unpredictable but in the end is rightI hope you had the time of your lifeIt's something unpredictable but in the end is rightI hope you had the time of your life--------------Good luck

Would be happy to grab coffee or lunch and/or invite you to the meetup group (if you want to PM me your e-mail address I can add you to the chain).My girlfriend and I bought our first property in Union City in late 2013/early 2014.

You report your rental income and expenses on Schedule E, same as always.

With buyers, I'm experiencing, among other things, folks who give me their contact info, tell me they're interested, yet don't return e-mails. 

These usually let you get a permit easier and don't have additional parking requirements.A new law took effect in January to try and lower costs of these http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/27/california-e...

There seems to be a lack of good jobs in the area and big local employer PG&E is in the process of closing their operations which would further exacerbate the situation.

You can subscribe to services that e-mail you expired listings and their numbers each day if you're looking to cold call or what not.