I agree 100%.

In addition, committing ~ $200K requires some level of sophistication on the part of the investor and you are more likely to find someone to agree to your terms in smaller transaction sizes, but even that will be difficult. 

I agree that 100 mbps is probably the perfect "good enough but not over the top".

I totally agree.

Any law that tries to do otherwise conflicts with sb13 and ab2533 (unless the unpermitted units was created post dates of protection by those laws).i agree he should get it permitted especially if close to the price quoted, but issues due to unpermitted units that are protected be sb13 and/or ab2533 present minimal risk and if it does happen get HCD to assist in any issues. 

I agree that there’s a fine line between aggressive but legal vs. reckless and punishable.I saw this gem from Will Rogers:  “The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.”

Agreed with above- kitchen & baths only.

Agree with everything above about ambiguous language and the "should-haves". 

I generally agree that buying SFH as first investment is an easy way to test the waters; however, if you’re set on REI I suggest buying a duplex or quad.

Agreed, I think these articles are primarily made as clickbait and designed to give homebuyers false hope of an impending housing crash.