Palm Springs is drivable which is an ace in your hand.

Evan Ventura I had two tubs reglazed and two years later they are still in great shape.

I am also looking at hiring a buyers rep for my area stretching from Bakersfield to Ventura up through magic mountain to North Hollywood.

I'd say, it's a grand slam, four aces, five diamond piece of work!

The instructor is Ry-Guy (Ryan) from San Diego (Ventura), who is knowledgeable and a a real estate investor himself.

He was one of the handful of very helpful pros and especially in SoCal he was an Ace in the hole for everything.

Already making inquires in Ventura County.  

If you're getting ACE tenants 100% of the time, you're fine.

I was looking through my local (Ventura,CA) craigslist when I noticed their ad.  

We asked the seller to split it with us, and so he gave us a repair credit of $4,000.From that simple example, you can see that you actually benefit from having a higher estimate for the work during the negotiation, as you will get a higher repair credit, and if Jon's reference can do it for $4-5k, you have it almost completely paid for.So, you might reconsider showing your "ace in the hole"!