Quote from @Anthony French: I’m relatively new to real estate development, having completed only one fix-and-flip project.

this is a direct relation to lack of inventory.. new construction on many markets is as robust as its ever been.. we have had spectacular years the last 3 years of course during covid was tough with supply chains but my 500k house I am now selling for 700k and my build cost have gone up by maybe 100k.. so record profits for us.. 

Theft is a HUGE issue there ..

Quote from @Kevin Hintz: I can totally relate to the tight market and how hard it is to find deals.

REPS does not relate to STR's.For short-term rentals (STRs) with an average rental period of seven days or less, you don’t need REP status to offset losses against other income.

I'm relatively new to this and am grateful for any advice from the forum. 

Duplex can always add additional units via the ADU laws. 8) Related to number 1, purchasing a property with an existing ADU is cheaper than buying a property and adding an ADU.

Have you run to ground all the more common issues?

I cant speak for every deal they have ever done, but I will say that any deals That I was involved in with safeguard and there was any issue whatsoever they jumped in and worked diligently to solve the issue as if it was there own money. 

We are still relatively small with only 5 properties, 7 doors.