I do however encourage immigration, it just needs to be done legally and intelligently. 

**Must Read**"The human mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth.

Quote from @V.G Jason: A lot of what you said here is what a lot of (experienced and/or intelligent) investors have driven home.

If a buyer has the financial capability to handle possible temporary negative cash flow and ability to refinance in the unlikely event the note is accelerated, and the seller has the ability to do a background check on the buyer and reach an intelligent decision, then the benefits of a real property transaction without the expense, time and qualifying necessary to obtain new financing and perhaps the benefits of a lower interest rate can successfully accrue to the benefit of both parties to the transaction.If the buyer is an undercapitalized inexperienced recent “graduate” of a guru program and the seller is willing to sell to anyone, whether breathing or not, then the transaction has a high likely hood of ending in disaster.When both parties are knowledgeable and understand the risks of the transaction, nobody is “taking advantage” of anyone else.  

Your property taxes are artificially low due to prop 13.  

At worst, and I guarantee MOST fit this group, you get pitched because you just said code for "hi, I'm a paycheck, come and sell me".......If you have 0 focus or intelligent direction for your $$$$, do the smart thing, hire a professional who does and does this as a service. 

You've already shown that you can't handle the pressure of dealing with intelligent folk.

I see there are many free options but I am interested in artificial intelligence capabilities which require a paid service at this stage. 

I do not want to insult anyone’s intelligence or come off of as a jerk but have you ever changed a mini blind?

In this way, investing in Mexico or the Dominican Republic could be considered as less risky as in the US because, unlike in the US, prices aren't (artificially) propped up by cheap debt.This is why you won't have many desperate sellers.