You can find online which larger institutions are buying in a specific area and try and reach out to them.

The property investment in total is estimated to be 105K with $1600 per month cash flow when complete.

We're hoping that there will be more listings coming online here in the next month or so.

Looking to rent for $175/night min and total estimate is $100k for the build, aiming for 20% CoC.Any pitfalls/advice for this uncharted territory?

Jay,You mentioned total loss on syndication deals. 

Usually you can find this online.#3 Chances are you will never buy a $500,000 property for $30,000. 

My opinion is that it's totally up to you. 

A high property tax rate will increase the taxes more quickly as a percentage of total expenses when the property value increases.

As of 2 hours ago (1:00pm PST), there were a total of 7 fires:Pacific Palisades: over 27,000 acres burned, contained 11%Eaton Fire: over 14,000 acres burned, above Altadena, 27% containedHurst Fire: 800 acres, San Fernando Valley, 89% containedThese fires are contained:Lidia Fire: in Antelope Valley north of LAKenneth Fire: west San Fernando Valley, they suspect this one to be arson, suspect arrested (saw on one news report)Sunset Fire: Runyon Canyon near Hollywood HillsWoodley Fire: in Sepulveda Basin and San Fernando Valley @Becca F.: Any idea how far south the potential for Santa Ana or similar winds goes?  

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