But I think they are beautiful.

Everything in the house is beautiful.

I had no idea that he owned some of the most beautiful properties in the SF Bay Area!

The furniture credit at a local store sounds good in theory, however, what I really think you are trying to do with your idea is capture that OHMYGOSH moment that a prospective buyer has when he/she walks through the door and sees the house of their dreams fully furnished beautifully.

That gave me a beautiful duplex worth $81,000 for about $36,000.

Thank you for responding.....Well, to answer your first question, no, I don't have cash...that's the beauty of the double escrow strategy and assigning a contract, because you don't need it.

sounds beautiful @Jennifer Stillman would love to see pics.

It was SO far away, but so very nice and in a beautiful setting.

Contrary to popular belief a lot (not all) of section 8 tenants like and respect beautiful places.Most people are unfamiliar with most of these areas and are deterring potential investments from places that need it the most.

Sure, it's hard to get cashflow rentals in SoCal but if you have the finances to hold for several years, the appreciation cycles in SoCal can make you lots of money.Flipping may be competitive but I renovated 3 homes in San Diego in 2011-2012 and made some good money on the flips because buyers there are willing to pay top dollar for turn-key, beautiful homes.