I'm all for more metal roofs, look beautiful and very durable even for hail.

I have a friend that just sold a very modernized and beautiful 1/2 for less than 800k. 

I acquired an absolutely beautiful 2 family in Brighton back in February, but I have a bit of a problem...The house has exclusively electric heat. 

we've been asked the same question by a dozen or so good friends who live in/near SF about whether it's worth postponing the ownership dream, given where the bay area market is in 2018. personally, I think that right now is the time to hold off on entering the bay area market... unless you find a truly off-market, discounted opportunity through networking or a personal connections.sidenote: moving to the east bay (alameda, particularly) actually shortened my commute time into my day job in SF, compared to when i lived in SF. i'm sure you've heard this perspective before, but there's goodness to be found in the east bay, if you are dead set on buying in 2018/2019.from an investing perspective, there are still strong returns to be found outside of california. that's why we recommend to friends with capital that they consider looking into investment. that way they can start building wealth now and position themselves for buying that beautiful home when the time is financially right. sidenote: i recently posted on a similar topic on this thread. you can see if you scroll down and there are dozens of other helpful comments on this topic, on that thread: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/587593-general-do-you-rent-or-own-the-home-you-currently-live-in?

Beautiful thought isnt it?

Yesterday my wife gave birth to our fifth child, a beautiful, healthy, baby boy. 

A beautiful blur it was.I have been wanting to get involved with rei for a while but am just now at a place where I'm going to be able to sink my teeth in.

One of the beauties of this method is for the exiting owner not having the reporting all of their income in the following year instead of the life of the loan and it usually allows him to close quicker than a conventional loan, like a bank. 

A potential deal came my way on some rather beautiful land with a golf course, 6 acres.

Keep earning as much income as I can because it allows you to purchase more properties and get that beautiful cash flow.