It's Monopoly and there is real money at stake.4 green houses to 1 red hotel. 

I own a house in Redding, CA.

The big oversized red flag here is that the seller has been trying to sell for 10 years.

While I'm intrigued by the idea of DSCR financing and hard money lenders, I feel they might be a bit too pricey and risky for me at this point.That said, I'm excited about the prospect of partnering with someone on a deal, whether it's as a minority partner bringing value through sourcing deals or as an equal partner sharing the workload.If you're on the lookout for a young, motivated investor to collaborate with on future opportunities, I'd love to chat.

There's too much risk to ignore potential red flags.

I have this condo and while it wouldn’t take me in the red, it won’t get me very far ahead either.

.- I tried to call around to get references and could not find any; That should have been a red flag.- The second call you get is from a guy working out the payment.  

I do not want to sell, so I am estimating a moderate $400,000 value which should still put me at plenty of equity to get a $50,000 loan.

Do you consider this a red flag to invest in Cali?

At the same time they red tag abandoned homes that aren't safe and make the owners tear them down in hilltop.