I really like San Pedro and find it really charming and relatively inexpensive compared to other coastal SoCal.

Obviously jealous of our wit, charm, and stunning good looks. j/k.I think Account Closed (the notion of the slumlord and unscrupulous robber baron is still deep in our psyche).One thing I notice is how little people understand who or what their LL is. 

I have a number of old historic houses that would cost a fortune to rebuild, but there old historic charm adds little value in the college town so insuring a property for 2X what its worth doesn't make sense to me. 

Start networking with local lenders and see who you can charm! 

I guess the fifth time is the charm explaining all this to this guy.

There's definitely something different meeting in person than online, you get to use charm and influence which you can't really do online.  

Sean,Thank you so much for the info - worked like a charm!!!

All of the charm of downtown Brunswick is minutes away with only a 30 minute commute to work. 

Ghost ads worked like a charm to get my buyers list going but my "we buy houses" only got one response and it was from another wholesaler looking to do flex options if i had any deals.

So - to prevent ourselves from being overwhelmed with FOMO, here are a few things we've learned from submitting our first offer:1) There are always other and even BETTER deals2) $4k isn't really that much different in the grand scheme of a 30 year mortgage3) Making offers truly isn't hard4) Zestimates can be deceiving5) Use blizzards in April to your advantage (only the fiercest go out for a showing in blizzard conditions)6) BP needs to have a podcast episode on negotiation tactics7) Old homes may have charm, but also a lot of baggage8) Sometimes you don't always need to look at the second unit 9) Emotions are fine, we're human, duh, but you should always keep them in check with the #s, if they work, trust them10) I welcome hearing your wisdom and insight you've gained after making your first offer.