Larger company -- tried to escalate to the owner. 

I would just excavate a few 2'x2'x2' (or larger if possible) spot footings, w rebar and Simpson hardware,under the house (you will want to take up the floor to make this easier to do).

Leave the owners alone, when and if they are ready to sell, they will, and there will be plenty of lots to choose from on the MLS.I have no statistics to back this up, but in my casual observation after our fire is about 1/3 of the owners rebuilt their homes (some built similar, some duplicated exactly--big mistake, and some built better/nicer/larger homes). 

To achieve this, I’m planning to scale rapidly by performing a couple of syndications to acquire a larger portfolio.I currently have a portfolio of 17 properties, but to justify labor costs and create a sustainable structure, I need to expand quickly.

I'm looking to bundle them and 1031 exchange them into a larger property.  

The deal was successful and later on we sold the property at a significant profit and 1031 to something larger. 

We have a few markets we target outside of California, but obviously if you want to stay close to home, Sacramento would be an ideal choice.

Hiring a good property manager may cost more upfront, but it’s often the better long-term choice, especially if you want to avoid burnout or costly mistakes.Happy to dive deeper into any of these points if it helps!

Remember when land buyers pick a target, they have TONS of work to do getting that property from dirt to payday, so they know their purchase choices, and they have a war chest usually stacked up ready to go.

I didn't have much imagination for it. 5 years ago I started looking at buying a larger home I could house hack because it allowed me to get a larger property than I could afford.