Not related to your question, but suspend your OTA listings when occupied by an MTR tenant.  

Rates are still relatively low compared to 20 years ago. 

Coach house > garden unit from a lender’s perspective every time.You already called it out, but it’s worth emphasizing:Garden unit = discount, scrutiny, sometimes zero usable incomeCoach house = fully counted, sometimes even a positive factor in underwritingIf your plan is to rinse and repeat loans, this matters a lot.My take:If the Jefferson Park asset looks solid in person, I’d go that direction.It lines up with your actual stated objective: scalability.If it ends up being mediocre or has big CapEx concerns, then the West Town deal becomes the better long-term hold, but with the understanding that it might slow your next purchase.Either way, you’re clearly evaluating these with the right framework.

I’d like to stay within roughly a 2.5-hour drive.So far, I’ve been researching Rancho Cordova in the Sacramento area and it seems promising due to hospital density, government employers, and relatively affordable pricing compared to the Bay.

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And with that, let me tell you a story of how we got here to this affordability crisis.And how it relates to real estate.It’s a doosy.

I’d like to purchase a rental investment property that he can live in and manage while going to school. i’ve heard there are rules on how many non-relatives can live in a condo based on Provo zoning rules, but I’m having a hard time finding any definitive answer.

I have invested in a variety of real estate-related funds over the years.

I’m curious whether anyone else is seeing that in their markets.If you are working on anything related to office repositioning, adaptive reuse, or blending traditional leasing with spec suites and flex, I would enjoy comparing notes.