Dead equity is hoarding not investing.My advice would be to sell the property in CA and move your cash to where you now want to invest.

Certainly not dead - it's even better and easier now with internet and data.

Is it dead forever, or maybe you are working out the kinks?

@Aaron Vargas Not to beat a dead horse, but pretty much every large lender throughout the country will do down to 3.5% on an FHA owner occupied loan on a 1-4 unit as long as your credit score is above 580.

What if there is a fire and someone is found dead laying by the front door?

I'm certain these questions have been answered already somewhere, so I apologize if I'm kicking a dead horse.

Very time efficient and like i said your message is dead on .. so keep that cut and paste going. !!

It would suck to save for years and then drop dead before fully enjoying the hard work.

The only problem is if you have a seller that isn't willing to go the extra mile and fix things on the house to meet those standards then your deal is dead.

Your greatest cost is the income you are losing on the dead equity.