.#2- I purchased 286 acres at a price of $475,000 just above Pismo beach, California with gorgeous views of the coastline.

But if I can get it within the first 20 days that would be spectacular, and if the BiggerPockets community has the answer for this then it would be worth it's weight in gold. 

Buy and holding or trying to flip a house 2,000 miles away without a spectacular team?

If you are on a coastline then of course you are in a high risk flood zone.

Our lease allows us to sublease for one year minimums which we plan to do for about $2500/mth + utilities including escalation clause.In this cozy little neighborhood of upwardly mobile millennials looking for a fun place to live, work and play and the well healed Baby Boomers seeking a cute place to hang out, take long walks on the beach, bike the many miles of beautiful coastline, golf, fish or surf to your hearts content.  

@Shawn WardThe condo flip was spectacular!  

If you can actually make it as an agent ( many can't of course) and your in a good market ... income can be spectacular .. my wife sold 14 million last year.. do the math at 3%  a couple she doubled ended.. and she pays a flat fee of 12k a year plus 1,500 for board etc.. what kind of business has a flat overhead of 15k a year with that kind of income potential.. ?

While the home and view are spectacular, there are many who wouldn't consider that area because of things like crime rate and diversity of other homes in the area (some are still less than well kept, though that is improving a lot). 

As investors, we all need to make sure our payments are made and our credit is spectacular so these loans will be made more readily available.

Lots of them fail but enough have been spectacularly successful and given me a great lifestyle.