At the time of purchase, I spent half the year on the road as a guide/trip developer for a premier American travel company, and the other half I spent personally traveling abroad or planning my next adventure from Montana.

You are here for a year and are not able to put away any extra money because you have a child now (these tend to be expensive).

I have 5 SFRs right now; they're all on the same policy with American Family.

Data sources such as the American Community Survey, also known as the annual Census, can help you judge a location by considering key market indicators.

Oh, forgot to say, fill out the assessor's paperwork when you do this deed and if all of the deed transfer is within parent to child family there should not be a reassessment for CA property taxes. 

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My child never once drew on a wall and of all the families I have rented to, I have only seen it once.

Areas of practice will include criminal law, real estate, wills and probate, powers of attorney, landlord-tenant, immigration, child custody and support, divorce, business, debt collection and more.

Trout (2001) The Role of Stachybotrys Mycotoxins in Building-Related Illness, AIHAJ - American Industrial Hygiene Association, 62:5, 644-648, DOI: 10.1080/15298660108984664https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15298660108984664On a more general note, here's what the CDC says about mold today:CDC web page on moldHere's what the EPA says about mold today:A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your HomeWar is not peace, freedom is not slavery, ignorance is not strength.

Distressed properties are a good opportunity to build equity, but with a child on the way and time constrained, you may regret buying a money pit.For owner occupied, I would look at the quality of the neighborhood first and be willing to pay a little more for a good location.