Yes, you can; this strategy is called pooling and it also adds a tremendous tax advantage You'll just need to make sure the entity pulling and disbursing the capital is structured correctly for its maximum benefit  

Water lines, yes.

Hard Money= Institutional investors or a pool of investors financing distressed and/or turnkey properties.

No one to refer, but when considering a blanket loan make sure to understand the how the loan would treat removing collateral from the pool.

When the current shifts against the swimmers, some people decide to get out of the water and sit on the shore until the water shifts in their favor.

Stocks haven't performed as well in the last 20 years as they have historically from 1950-2000 and the valuations especially on newer companies is eye watering.

Pete) and have narrowed it down to finding a single family home with a pool in the unincorporated Bay Pines area or Indian Rocks Beach (note, it took a long time for me to get over my beach view condo dream in a popular area but HOA fees and restrictions helped!).

I’ll do something different to find the same benefits even if its harder than just drinking some garbage water.  

There is still money to be made and I think you have a good list of requirements, the pool of areas and properties is small in CA for a buy and hold appreciation. 

No pool, HOA is $235/month.Year Built: 1964What do you think?