However, this is smoke and mirrors.  

I’ve done many flips and always had the correct insurance, so this foolish oversight proved costly.The Silver Linings:My Contractor: My contractor went above and beyond.

@Juliet Silver fellow local here to Miami.

While I use it primarily for noise concerns (it alerts me for sustained +80 decibels), it's also handy for cigarette smoke and tracking temperatures (in addition to our Ecobee thermostat)- sensors on all exterior doors and possibly windows (which you might have via smart locks for the doors)- exterior camsA recent guest for reasons only known to them set the thermostat to cool and 60F in the winter (where it's currently a balmy 11F). 

Quote from @Tim Silvers: Quote from @Thomas Rutkowski: Seller sells to an irrevocable trust on a 30-year installment sales contract.

I don't see a smoking gun as of yet, I don't. 

Broken glass lantern by the pool, smoke detector hanging in hallway, broken ceiling light in the bedroom, face plates missing or missing screws.

That does not build confidence in investing in an area no matter how many friendly seals bark at you.Do L.A. and California lose carbon credits for all the noxious smoke?

While I am waiting (about 2 years), I want to buy other assets that would appreciate in value such as silver bullion. 

The 4 guests smoked marijuana in the house (strong smell), broke a window blind and a picture, put a hole in the bathroom wall, chipped an end table and worst of all vomited on the couch and front porch.