I work primarily in investor relations as well as number crunching to find good deals.  

Some people manage to negotiate a guarantee from the buyer that they will cover a certain amount of an appraisal gap.I would be more comfortable with comps now than I was 8 months ago. 8 months ago the market run up was still relatively new.  

An alternative to finding that steep of a discount relative to value would be to take on a hard money loan and bring that cash into a deal. 

It's difficult to replace fear, but can you relate using other emotions, such as excitement of the possibilities for your children to learn from you?

BRRRR versus flip is driven by home values relative to rent, obviously. 

And of course - if you need anything related to repairs in the future, let me know - I have a great team and am based here in Osos! 

And, big picture, the rates really didn't matter.... 2019 was an excellent refinance opportunity relative to 2018, and 2020 relative to 2019.Also, for the record, re: "prices will come down a bunch!"

We’re a relatively large community.

The same board of supervisors policy restricts your rent increase to the local CPI  So at this time you cannot legally not extend a lease except for cases related to health and safety.  

Basically salary is somewhat related to availabilities of tech companies and the size of engineers' talent pool in the city.