My fear is that I am going to trade my security I have in my CA home for cash flow, and may end up in a worse position, especially once we move again in the next 3-4 years.

As far as I can tell the Cash on cash return from a quality turn key operation will be less than 15% closer to 10% but the trade off will be access to support that you would not have otherwise.I would be interested in seeing some of our turn key investors give examples of their results and actual returns as well as your experience with service from the sellers of the investments you have purchased.

The only thing I hired out was a structural engineer to design new beams for the places I removed bearing walls.The issue is that many jurisdictions require licensed contractors for some trades and require a GC license to pull permits for non-OO properties.

Not all trades require licenses, and this varies a lot from place to place.You would usually want to have insurance, too.A good place to start would be a discussion with the building department at one of the cities where you plan to work.

Being a financial planner by trade, I would look at... 1) what are their retirement goals?

We are a trade deficit nation, which is not inherently bad but means that according to the sectoral balance approach the federal government must run a deficit greater than the trade deficit in order to facilitate the private sector's desired savings rate and allow for growth.Our economy has been more at risk of deflation than inflation for a while now which is why we needed not only fiscal stimulus but also monetary stimulus.

I would also line up the trades to do any work for immediately when they vacate.

I know the work, I know how to schedule for a quick flip and I still have my connections with the trades and various subs.

Finally able to get involved with Real Estate, which has held my attention for many years, I want to know EVERYTHING about getting involved with the trade.

More if food and lodging is included or other activities that have a reasonable cost to them.The RE industry is a closely held trade or profession, has been since the inception of the sales side of the industry.