They strictly were involved because we needed to qualify financing to get started in investing.

Air BnB is pretty strict and they require you to establish your own account. 

In San Diego there are areas with strict enforcement of not permitted work (Poway for example) and areas where there seems to be a blind eye to non-permitted work (City Heights for example). 

If you are strictly looking at taxes, I would buy a business vehicle if you are needing an upgrade.

If you buy it from grandma at $150k and put $75k then you could get a loan for $217,125 and only be $15 - 20k out of pocket after closing costs and prepaids with an FHA loan (this applies if you plan to live in the home after reno, you would be out of pocket more if it's strictly an investment property). 

Or do you need to strictly stick to repayment process based on the duration of the loan?

Hi, I wondering who has they license here and only has it for purposes such as having access to MLS and other benefits. I am not looking to buy and sell other people's homes but am having trouble finding a broker to w...

Also, if they are that strict now, how strict will they be in the future? 

The other cool part about private money is you can structure it however you want, unlike banks which have very strict rules they must follow.Good luck and keep us updated on your progress!

As for trade licenses, the only one it seems they are very strict on in my area is plumbing.