Even then I would try to be half a block off Belair Rd but I have managed properties in that area and have not had many issues there.  

You've hit a mental or other "road block" and need help to get to the next level.4.

Otherwise, I think the main issue is "creative financing" still requires "desperate" sellers, those that have a particular massive "pain" that just needs to be relieved in anyway. 

Block their number, don't answer emails, etc.

There are only 2 blocks on West Pomona Street and the two blocks total 90 tax parcels.

It was a painful but necessary purge, clearing the path for a renewed sense of purpose and clarity.Armed with newfound determination, I embarked on a journey of self-discovery and reinvention.

Keeping records is absolutely essential, you learn out of pain.

If you have an ownership LLC and a management LLC, you will start having a lot of different signature blocks that all need to be kept straight.  

For illustration purposes if there's a block of identical homes of the same vintage and one was just renovated and you intend on renovating the same vintage home to the same specs (and was of same pre-renovation condition), you can make reasonable assumptions.

He could have bought several more on the same block for $6k.