Hi @Sean Leahy - good direction, I've never considered this but now that I think about, whenever I've had some random rental/sale listings I've been approached by brokers who said they represent folks that are part of the insurance company's claim management process (e.g. their house burnt down due to an accident). 

Yeah, I think that works.

It eliminates the need for juggling multiple tools or platforms, making managing finances much more efficient.With two properties, I think Baselane is probably the best option for you.

I think that is pretty cool.

I could be way off, but I really don't think you can buy homes at the tax sale in most circumstances with $100-$200,000 spreads between purchase and sales price. 

I see their ads pop on my social media and I think there are some scare tactics. 

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

What do you think of my essentially 7-word answer? 

I think the answer is going to be somewhere in between.

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