Alternatively, you could reach out to a mortgage broker and have them get you prequalified so that you can prove that you can afford the house.

Look into alternative options as well.

My house has been for sale on the MLS for about 90 days. I’m looking for other creative ways I can sell my house. I started a real estate investing company a few years ago but don’t have the capital to buy my house on...

Alternatives like umbrella insurance or series LLCs may offer similar protections with less overhead.

What is the alternative here, to just sell the lot?

An alternative might be a 1 or 2% closing cost concession.   

I like to collect quite a bit of data on owners (family members, alternative addresses, deceased info, BKs and judgements, etc.) when I skip trace.

All PG&E, SDG&E, SCE, and community choice aggregation residential customers — except for California Alternate Rates for Energy, or CARE, and Family Electric Rate Assistance or FERA, customers — will have to pay this tax, and it cannot be reduced or avoided, no matter how little energy a household uses.

It makes sense that they're hard to find because most owners go the STR route, but long term leasing might be a reasonable alternative too.    

Having to pay more for what is ours seems unfair.. but its better than the alternative.