More than anything else, those relationships will go a long way in helping you reach your goals and hit your expectations!  

Which currently does not have a renter due to Power company messing up the yard and sewage system.  

Does anyone else have any important points that I missed?

It seems the few lenders I've spoken with all want to direct to conventional vs anything else.

Sorry, just like everything else, everywhere else, sure, you're expected to pay your damned dues.

Prices have come down dramatically and I think it would be a good time to get in before rates come down, we get past the election and everyone else jumps back in!

Since there will be many investors who are not willing to sign an exclusive agreement I suspect we will start seeing realtors rewriting the contract so that they get paid by the hour rather than by commission.Has anyone else experienced this?

One is at $8K (that is, to repair and put things back with the same set up as original), one is at $15K (that is, to repair and put something else better so we won't have same issue again). 

Hi Bill - I think you may have mistaken me I with someone else?

That way you could get a property in CA and still have some money coming in to start looking at investing somewhere else.