And I think I've ruled out my original option #1, which was to sink all the proceeds from sale of my current house into next primary residence in Southern California. 

I live in Southern California, have family in Tennessee (Nashville), and real estate friends in Indianapolis.

I hear appraisals associated with ADUs regularly in southern Ca and they are typically less than 50% of hands off cost.  

Southern Orchards there is a lot flips and renovated duplexes.

For me, I had two goals for the course:  (1) Learn how to do due diligence on notes, and (2) Where to find notes with properties in Southern California (where I have a good network of service providers if things don't go well).  

Hi, I am an investor and mortgage broker in the Southern suburbs of Philadelphia.

Always something new and cool going on in our market! 

Go wire $700k to Israel right now and see what happens, non stop ********.

STRs are a little trickier on southern Hampton roads .

The 1% rule is still obtainable in several markets here in the southern/middle part of the country.