Get a fee only advisor, or educate yourself and get rid of a financial advisor altogether. 

It also is helpful to have a California LLC in case you ever sell that property and move into another state so that you do not need to form a new LLC altogether with new operating agreement, just re-register in the new state as a new foreign LLC.

Almost makes me want to pack up and start in another state altogether!

It also is helpful to have a California LLC in case you ever sell that property and move into another state so that you do not need to form a new LLC altogether with new operating agreement, just re-register in the new state as a new foreign LLC.

Alternatively, if you have self-employment income, consider sponsoring a Solo 401(k), as it exempts leveraged real estate from UBIT altogether.

He reports that a lot of people that he has trained, have left the industry altogether.

Most likely you want to stay away, we've had a few deals with 1 meter and multiple units, the city shut it down and made the owner convert those units or stop using them altogether because electric was one meter.

This settlement essentially puts rebate broker business structures out of business altogether, since they have no ability to plan on getting X dollars and rebating Y dollars of it.  

He reports that a lot of people that he has trained, have left the industry altogether.

Buy in better neighborhoods or go to different asset class altogether like syndication or NNN.