Could sell in a few years and get my 100k + what property is worth for an actual home I’d like to live in. if anyone is looking to do a duplex or some sort of Realestate investment in LA area I’m super open to it.  

That’s great, you can quickly pivot your strategy while the market sorts itself out.

We currently have put in one backup offer about two weeks ago and finally found another property we feel could be a good deal, however, the realtor we’re using told us we should withdraw the first offer if we want to put in the other offer.I asked our agent what the potential ramifications could be and she said we would be forced to buy both houses (not the worst scenario ever) and if we don’t we could potentially be sued and lose our earnest money.

I hope and rather suspect this disruption in the mortgage market will be addressed with a bailout of some sort and work itself out in the next couple of weeks.

Just to clarify they are “short term rentals” but not Airbnb or any site that has reviews or that sort of thing. 

What sort of annual appreciation are you looking for?

So, we sort of compartmentalized the home by adding a curtain dividing the front and back. 

We eventually sorted it out but that forgetfulness was the basis of the chargeback.

This sort of financing might also disappear. 

I’ve been keeping an eye on areas I would like to buy for maybe a year and a half and the market here is fairly stable, but currently there is less competition, which is a good thing.I just put in an offer on a SFH and from everything I’ve learned and studied, I decided to buy the worst house in a great neighborhood.