If it were my issue I would consider buying a beach front home in San Diego or Orange County that you could use as a vacation rental property.

Comparing the two insurance types in this thread's title is like comparing an apple and a watermelon - yes, they both are fruits, but if your recipe for apple pie calls for apples, you don't substitute watermelon. 

Hello folks! I've been listening to the BP podcasts all this week and have learned a lot, but feel there is so much more before I do my first deal.

About me: 44, no debt, full time self employed with large chunks of...

I currently work for an import fruit company in Houston.  

Also you have to remember most HML need to have a lien position at close and title insurance you get none of those at the courthouse steps auctions.If you have no personal capital it pretty tough getting started.. trying to scout deals for those with capital is one way to go.. working with a top producing RE agent can be fruitful as well.

Be careful not to compare Apples to Oranges.

Hope you the best of success in this fruitful market.

I recently helped my parents move from the suburbs back into Boston (Jamaica Plain) so that they're both closer to work, their doctors, supermarkets, as well as no longer dependant on a car with access to fairly good transportation options (Orange Line) as their reflexes and need for busy days start to slow.When my parents moved into the house that I helped them buy, we ended up starting to learn about being a landlord when renting out their house in the suburbs.  

Has anyone ever rehabbed or marketed their properties with low Voc paints, sustainably harvested wood or bamboo, cork or refurbished wood. energy saving appliances, air filters, fruit trees, water gardens, passive house.I'm thinking this is something I would like to do but of course it's all about economics and these green things usually cost more.

The deals exist, they just aren't low hanging fruit and it's hard(er) to pull them off if you do this part time.