There are many people who miss out on a LOT of deals because of the bridges they have burned.

Thanks to the San Mateo bridge, Hayward is easily accessible to mid-wage earners who can NOT afford the Peninsula. 

The house is in great location, across the bridge is Levittown PA.

While I would say that the majority of investors operate at a level where you understand how small of a world it is, and understand the damage burning bridges and relationships can be...

On my last two SF properties I was able to bridge equity from my other investments and didn't have to put a penny down.

It's an experience and a great bridge from childhood to adulthood.

Go to the Grand Canon, even off the edge of a cliff they have a tourist attraction with a glass floor bridge and deck, so there can be uses for almost any square foot on the surface of the earth.....you just need to recognize that use. :) 

This is what will drive whether or not you need hard money as a bridge loan.

For me it wasn't a rehab but my first deal with a new borrower was essentially a bridge loan to purchase a property.

I have done much research and reading and have even interned at a commercial real estate bridge loan firm.