(hopefully capture a bigger one soon, as the big fish are more fun(;  )Send me a colleague request, we can chat more.Goodluck! 

Obviously, as a small investor (with a budget in the sub-$500K range) just about everyone's going to be bigger than us so unless we don't want to be in the market, there's going to be big fish we're going up against.

JasonHere is an article I wrote for a student of mine:SELLER FINANCING IS SAFE AND PROFITABLEWhen you borrow money from banks to finance real estate, you’ll quickly discover that a group of rental houses and small apartments, properties with more than four units are a whole different kettle of fish than financing the home you live in!

I love the Lake Isabella area, I often fish the upper kern.

@Aaron Mazzrillo Fish California water much? 

I preferred buying in 2009 when it was a buyers market...like shooting fish in a barrel.  

If it not gutted  How easy is to get to outlets do the need fish from the top or from the bottom. if your house is less then 40 years old more the likely there will be fire blocks in the walls.

If you're looking for a short term solution, maybe it's worth it, but I suggest you learn to fish for yourself as well to solve the problem long term.

We have been doing this for 17 years and @Jason Hartman is a small fish in a big pond, but he carries a big megaphone.

In this business, there is only one truth; buyers are liars and sellers are story tellers and it sounds to me like you're being fed one heck of a fishing story.