I think California is a political basket case with crazy liberals all over.  

IE trying to save half a point or 1% interest rate.Is it your plan to keep growing or are you just going to let it grow organically like when someone calls or you can grab the low hanging fruit.. when you get the truck up and running come explore the mountains of the west.. pretty awesome open spaces out here if you have never been.. ! 

@Erin Stephens It's especially frustrating when it seems like you are doing everything right, and yet the effort doesn't bare fruit (yet).

A typical pool costs $75,000 to install, but no buyer will pay your extra $75,000 when they buy your house.The sport court: This multipurpose area for tennis matches and basketball is seen as a huge patch of asphalt where the beautiful yard should have been.Fruit trees: Your fragrant orchard is a magnet for rotting fruit and the flies that feed on it, and calls for constant pruning.Built-in fire pit: This barbecue haven for alpha males is seen as a stone monstrosity.

In the last few years I've averaged 3 offers a year, bought them all with cash and closed as promised.All were carefully chosen for the rehab to rent strategy that I'm doing.I absolutely refuse  to waste my, or anyone else valuable time chasing all over creation looking for a short term gain.I'm old, slow and methodical in my pursuit and fully expect to enjoy the fruits of this attitude for a long time.

You don't need to pick just one basket.

It's not ideal because it's still putting all the eggs in one basket, but if you think about it's what many people have to do.

You may have an option to purchase a property, you can have the option to renew a lease or the option to mineral rights, plant trees and retain the fruits grown or to obtain any other lawful use of a property.An Option on real estate must comply with the Statute of Frauds, be a written agreement, it must be signed by the grantor/optionor and it must contain all of the requirements of a contract to be enforceable.The parties to the contract must be named, the legal description of the subject property must be given and the contract must meet the legal requirements fo a valid contract.

For me that's just not good enough so I have recently started placing block after strategic block in a foundation for our new real estate investment firm that I hope will bear greater and longer lasting fruits than our first attempt.Although our credit has recovered for the most part from our personal housing crash, we have been unable to acquire capital for down payments.

When your family is set, that's when you enjoy the fruits of your labor.