@Cristian Ventura I lived in the Isabela area and I think that is the place to go.

I am an Aerospace engineer working in Carpinteria and I bought my first property in Ventura, California at end of 2016.

I use Buildium which is partnered with Pay Near Me and that's CVS, Ace Cash Express . 711.  

Hi @Evan Ventura.

@Mike Ventura Nice work!

I used a VA Loan and bought a duplex in Oakland 2 years ago for $375K...it can be done...no work needed on the property....it is in "The Hood" but so what....i'm refinancing out of it next year.You can also try a USDVA loan and that should allow you to buy a pl;ace that needs some fixing up

A short hold under a year would require you examine to ensure that you could demonstrate your intent to hold.Fortunately, you have the ace in the hole - an unsolicited offer to purchase. 

We even allow tenants to pay cash at a few places we partner with (711, ace cash express, CVS) where they take in cash and rather than buy a money order, they show a QR code and they $ goes right into their ledger 

Any weird rules/regs regarding new construction of homes near the coast in Ventura CA?

Go to Home Depot and Lowes and ACE and hang out in the building supplies section, those generally are people who are contractors who know rehabbers or are rehabbers themselves.