@Andrew Steffens: there is Sky River Casino nearby, it’s 20 mins from CA Capitol.

also for cars, don't trade them in frequently. 

And presented in very complicated way, hard to bring them to an apple to apple comparisson.One way to mitigate the lack of a net metering agreement is with a battery system (see Tesla Powerwall) - a very expensive way to become a truly self-sufficient energy producer (basically you become your own power plant), which rarely makes financial sense unless in a region with frequent power loss or in an off-grid scenario.

Since you are only doing face time viewings I am not sure of the cadence you are doing these but I would bump that up to be as frequent as possible if going physically is not feasible.

With reduced turnover rates, you can avoid frequent vacancies and the associated costs of advertising, cleaning, and preparing the property for new tenants.

Doing an OOS renovation is even more challenging - you can't physically check on the property unless you fly out there frequently.

In this instance, the location posed creative obstacles due to the neighbor's frequent collection of vehicles near the driveway, encroaching on the property at times.

Good basis for fighting the ever-more-frequent push for rent control:stlouisfed DOT org/on-the-economy/2024/feb/what-are-long-run-trade-offs-rent-control-policies

First, a frequent poster and STR host cited his vetted CPA saying that he needn’t send his cleaner a 1099 and he can still claim those expenses, as long as his has proof of payment (checks or electronic payments or payment Apps).

Tahoe has come up frequently in my research.