@Caleb Heimsoth I just went ahead and put together a word press.

I would be hard pressed to buy a house with shared electricity. 

I already sent it off to the press to be produced but I used a couple things you mentioned.  

My recommendation is schedule calls with 2 or 3 and ask the questions that are most pressing to you.

Are they doing underpinning or a bench footing? 

I pressed them for more specifics about their company, and they even sent over bank statements (clearly doctored), but had a legitimate state business registration in new York.

Like a Keurig PLUS a regular Mr Coffee....at one place we have a French Press and a pour over as well.

I'd love to be on the opposite side of that.One thing I heard from a real estate agent is that some of those guys have already pressed the button but are going strictly off-market to prevent people knowing their selling publicly and to cause that glut. 

If there was another avenue, like just buying the other property with a regular real estate  loan, that would be a way better move, because you were taking backward steps on quite a few other items to try to make the purchase. if you do decide to press forward, you would most likely want to do an arm loan right now, with anticipation that you will refinance the loan in 3 to 5 years when interest rates hopefully come down.

Within the LA market you will be hard pressed to find a single family unit to park the $1,000,000 in an area worth investing for an all cash deal.