Besides, I'm not sure of the power of blogs anyway...although I've written a few myself....

However, you have to be extremely careful financing 100% of the transaction as you still need reserves, closing costs, etc. and make sure it cash flows.You didn't mention if this would be a rental or owner occupied. 

This is the list to not invest in without extreme careful attention to detail.Don't go where the masses are going.

I was previously with Foundation Property Management, and they consistently mis-managed (horrible tenant selection, extreme rehab costs,...).

(We're from California as well) Everything has been extremely smooth so far and their staff has been excellent with their customer service. 

My name is William Taylor, I am extremely excited to be a Pro Member in the BiggerPockets community and ready to gain immense knowledge from all of the contributors.

I feel it's extremely important that I link with like-minded individuals.

We will shop for used appliances where we can when we need one… or pick up used cabinets if we can, or search eBay for something smaller,  but going to the extreme of personally shipping something big in internationally for one-off renovation needs seems like a stretch of reasonable.Just like you mention, the number of unknowns would not seem to be worth it to me.Just my 2 cents.Randy  

They might not be great for cash flow but might be great for long term capital appreciation especially when you use leverage.I’d rather own a $1M asset that breaks even but appreciates consistently by 3% than own a $100k asset that cash flows $3k per year.There’s power in investing in or near your backyard.  

Quote from @Alan Asriants: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @Alan Asriants: Margins in the market today are extremely tight.