I think @Bill S. is an Agent, too.

Is this off grid (some banks won't finance homes with no power). 

@John Chapman @Jd MartinHere are the #'s I have for the first property:Here are the inputs for Property #1:Purchase Price: $171,000Interest Rate: 5.125%Down Payment: 15%Total Amount Brought to Closing (down payment and closing costs): $22,875Gross Rental Income When Bought: $1,050Gross Rental Income 1 Year Later: $2,450Monthly Water Bill I Pay: $83Property Management Fee: Assuming 10%, but I manage this property for now, so for now it is 0%.

In fact if I did that, my brokerage would still expect their cut and would bill me for it.Also I would not ever complain to another agents broker unless two specific things happened....they would have to blatantly brake the law, and cause one of my clients to get screwed.  

While my full time position pays the bills, I am quite disenchanted with the high-stress rat race environment and would like to increase my income.

I would like somebody who I can work with to actively reduce my tax bill and to help me with strategies to maximize the deductions I can take within my business.  

When you pay a contractor hourly, you've misaligned incentives -- your incentive is to get the job done as quickly as possible, but his is to bill as many hours as possible. 

I did a five page report and 15 min power pint presentation on him for an interior design class last semester.

In my opinion,  the Bay Area housing price won't jump up like the last couple of years (buyer maxed out their purchase power). 

In laymans terms, there's no tax bill coming due to you if you sell your primary residence for a gain unless your gain is over $250k.