Stay healthy, stay away from bad people.Some ideas to find the deals:walk/drive neighborhoods, look for neglected propertiesadvertise, newspapers, radio, pass out flyersWrite a nice letter to landlordsWhen housing court starts up again, meet landlords there - chatCall and visit owners of Expired Listings - make offersBuild a relationship with a few Realtors, offer to pay them a fee (3-5% of purchase price for unlisted buildings) for presenting your offers to FSBO's and expired listings (auto pilot investing) The purpose behind this is to open negotiations with sellers, I always offer well below their asking price BUT IN WRITING hand delivered by an agent (you save time, cost of gas and you increase the odds of finding a fat equity deal)Study Real Estate Control techniques; delayed settlement, assignment clauses, all types of options, hybrid or JV with sellers, repair consideration with possession (known as front porch offers) use one of the 21 proposals for seller financing (the best highest leverage financing you can get)My LOCK-DOWN has proven to be profitable, I have time to network and develop clients nationwide to mentor/partner transactions.

Which allows me to have access to a healthy HELOC but puts buying out of reach.

It’s specifically for the self employed who have healthy deductions.

You are probably aware (maybe not) that there are many of us that don’t believe BLM is healthy for anyone especially the black community, where they have burned down businesses and tell black kids to view themselves as victims.  

Whichever is better for your long-term financial health is the better option.

It is in a big coastal city with healthy rental market. 

Hello, hope you are healthy and safe.I'm very aware of section (s.) 212.02(12), Florida Statutes (F.S.) which states ALL money collected from a tenant in a Commercial Property is considered rent and as such it's subjected to Sales Tax (5.5% + 1% Miami-Dade).I have a BIG objection with this statue.

Turning 30+% tax into 0% is a pretty healthy bump to your net.

The city of Ventura, Malibu, and calabasas (during a healthy market) can provide some additional supply that will supplement the lack in Thousand Oaks.

There are closing costs and rehab costs to take into consideration as well, but still a very healthy return on your money.