They make their money off of real estate agents, but real estate agents are the worst people to make money off because they are highly unreliable and in and out of the business when the market changes.Their target should be the consumer with higher levels that they can subscribe too for data, since Zillow is linked to the MLS now which makes their data somewhere more reliable.

Lead paint testing requires no supervision or follow-up inspection.

I would closely monitor your competitions pricing to see what is working for them.Vrbo has built in tools to monitor when people are searching for specific dates.

The other day I started the thread Why do people Buy Property in California? 

I do want to thank people for taking the time to answer this. 

I would still do due diligence such as whole property inspection, lead inspection (depending on when the property was built), appraisal, etc. 

A lot of people say they can't find a good investment in LA, but you are proof that deals can be found.

They require all cash to buy so the people there have money.

Loan officers with 25 years of experience typically are more experienced, and have less time per file, because they have an abundance of files.Loan officers with 25 months of experience typically are less experienced, but have more time to devote to you.I can't write my own loans, so when I'm getting a loan I prefer working with less busy people when I'm doing my own real estate investment, they're more responsive and dedicated it feels like.

I have a couple of people that this has happened to, and you need to have it in writing and tied to the property to make it work.