@Bryan Balducki thank you so much for the positivity!

Ca was epic my brother lives in Lake county and worked the fires thousands of homes destroyed in that county alone . as sad as it may sound some of these folks may simply have to migrate to areas that have affordable housing and plenty of it.there are many rust belt cities with thousands of vacant homes Literally .. most if not all could be bought for very low dollars and made livable.  

Hi Bryan, congratulations on getting your offer accepted - not all that easy in this market.  

@Bryan Mitchell thank you for the response.

BTU (btutilities.com) is most likely the utility provider in Bryan.

Some of the failure mechanisms are rusted connection hardware, crack treads, spalling from freeze-thaw cycle, and decay from moisture.  

@Bryan Noth I just put some investor clients under contract today on a home in the neighborhood right next door.

@Bryan Balducki hey there, I am actually looking to invest in the south eastern states like NC,SC,FL, and GA.

Now I still fund stuff in the upper mid west rust belt that hits 1 and 2% with minimal social drama but these are all over an hour from a major metro area.. and they are in areas were appreciation is really depreciation and cash flow is the ONLY reason to own them.

We took a look at the house yesterday (entire block was closed off from traffic for the clean up and dumpsters, etc), and not only is the electrical panel cover rusted, but I am sure the HVAC ductwork/furnace/water heater were also all submerged, along with the central AC condenser outside the house.