Basically, she uses her good score and no eviction record to lure landlords and then have someone else lives at the place.I am in the process of contacting others and filing a police report.

Thing is, you need to understand it's going to a difficult way to earn a living.

I live in Detroit but envision running the investment as a business, not a third job: Pay top dollar for the best PMC.

The guy who claims he is the country's biggest wholesaler and has a "community" says in his video from yesterday Dec 31 (search #251 Wholesale Hotline | LIVE Real Estate Investing Q&A if interested in his "technique"  start at 0:39:00 that the most recent transaction he did Was bailing out a guy in foreclosureGuru "bought" the house for $375,000 from the guy in foreclosureSold it back to them for $498,000 with a 6 month buy back option periodSeller had to give him $20,000 for the optionSo, guru will make about $148,000 on the transaction "Never been to the house, never had to lift a finger""No renovation, the guy is still in the house"Is this the kind of thing the new Oregon law is intended to address? 

I own a single family home in Socal that my wife and i currently living in.

If you live there and are currently renting, then there still is a pathway to house hack say a duplex and better your situation.  

After living in the property for a full year, we have come to terms and accepted that this is not our ideal location.

I live in the St.

Nicholas, if you're look at the Ohio market you should definitely be giving Detroit a look as well.I live in CA and invest in Detroit.

Although I still think conventional is the better option, I wouldn't put 20% down if I didn't have to, unless you know you'll live in/own the house long enough to recoup that additional $.