Yeah, I think that works.

Quote from @Peter Walther: I think you'll find most, if not all title insurers, will require the DIL to be dated and executed subsequent to default in order to insure. 

Having professionals we can call to see how backed up they might be factors in as well - if we can't get a roof done ASAP, that holds everything else up if we have a leak so again, more time, more holding costs, lower ROI.Unfortunately I do not think there is a magic metric that can tell you if the deal is a winner or not. 

I think you’re under a misconception that’s leading you to think you have options you don’t…You say it’s worth $1.1M and you’d net $500k.

Do you think risk & reward always needs to be symmetrical? 

With that amount of equity and being in CA I think you have a couple decent options1.

Quote from @Brandon Weis: In your opinion, as you are starting out at 0 reviews, do you think it is a must to beat the competition on price to overcome customer's hesitancy or lack of trust with no reviews?

I dont think its a quantity metric, but much more a quality metric.

They think it's unfair because they only shower once a week but can hear the upstairs neighbor showering twice daily.

I think you will gain a lot there.