She took a core sample of dirt and said we have lead paint chips down to 10 inches deep around the property.

This ordinance would compel the owner to register with the city and allow an inspector to verify that a property has been secured and boarded-up, for a fee of course.

RPR...Core Logic maybe.

VRs are exempt by renting 30+ days at a time, but I would encourage you to look outside of SLT proper if daily vacation rentals are going to be a core investment criteria.

Does anyone know anything about sponsoring core deals or know someone who sponsors these kind of deals.

Any time I see docs, I feel compelled to recommend my friend, Physician on Fire's blog. www.physicianonfire.com.

If you can demonstrate a clear plan via a scope of work, contractors bids, and budget and give a compelling argument for an ARV which would allow for the loan to be repaid then you can get a Hard Money Loan.  

I don’t understand what the whole fuss about CA properties not being able to cash flow except for some market like core Bay Area, LA and Parts of SD, but otherwise most secondary and tertiary markets in CA are cash flowing - although it may not be 10 0r 15% that you get with OOS properties.

It's a racket that I think core logic developed to charge lenders.

All different flavors of ice cream out there.I have seen some buy to hold and said they would never sell but they had a compelling reason like an offer that came in (knocked their socks off) it was so good or they wanted to recapitalize for more existing property acquisitions or new development projects.If you study business it is mainly about PERCEPTION and MARKETING.