Still, despite affordability challenges, homebuyer demand appears to favor already expensive, coastal markets with a limited availability of properties for sale.”

Finally, an interesting property has popped up but I don't know if it would make sense in the long term.Some numbers:(I know I said HCOL and this may not appear to be that, but coming from the midwest, this was a significant jump)The avg fixer-upper single-family home is going to run us ~325k and with around $40,000 down and a 6.9% interest rate we're looking at something like $2,400 a month PITINow the duplex I mentioned would go for about 100k more and with the same down payment and interest rate we'd pay something like $3,200 a month.

They apparently stopped insuring anything over 30 years old.The property is only a little under 4200 sf with a ground floor salon and two residential units in the 2nd floor, but I'm having a heck of a time finding another insurance company as the challenge appears to be due to its being a mixed use property.The city of Alameda has a bunch of similar mixed use properties and I will be reaching out to other owners as well. 

It appears that PersonalUmbrella.com should be able to handle one claim if under $25,000 total paid out. 

I made a free account with Qwoted.com and super excited to get some more media appearances lined up with this in mind. 

The way it appears to me, I'm being forced to become a landlord.

It appears the the guy running FlipperForce sold it.

2 points - First, in most states (and SC appears to be one), you can only act as Owner/Builder on your own residence, not investment properties. 

It is apparently quite easy for unethical syndicators to "manipulate" reported results (for a given period of time) to make it appear as if they have had nothing but success (Bernie Maddoff).  

If I get multiple apps I will start with the ones that appear to be the best qualified on paper (based on income, length of lease desired, past rental and employment history) and I'll run those first.