Quote from @Sean O'Keefe: Correct, California is uniqueThis is a rather diplomatic statement, Sean  ;) 

We've also been riding the wave of low interest rates for years and now that rates have risen investors have to be a little more creative with their investment plans and take a longer term view of stabilizing the building to make it a nice cash flowing property.Where are we going to find more 2-4 unit properties?

Transcribing transactions from bank statements, posting transactions to the correct accounts, and then manually creating an income statement, statement of owner's equity and a balance sheet is a fairly time consuming process and I have not been able to keep up with the book keeping between my regular work responsibilities.What accounting software do people recommend? 

Much of the country is at high risk between fires, hurricanes, tornados, tidal waves, earth quakes, rising tides, etc.  

I got caught in a mtn wave on one trip from Napa to Thermal Ca  and we had 2k ft ups and downs un commanded you just ride the wave like a surfer and on the back side of the wave U pick  up some pretty impressive ground speed.

A friend of mine picked up a duplex there last year for under $150K, added some sweat equity, and turned it into a cash cow.Chattanooga, TN: This market has been quietly making waves.

HI, 
Is opening a LOC on my primary a good option to fund flips or is there a better solution to get the funding? There's no charge to me to get these funds except a yearly fee of 200.00. 

Thank you 

I want to make sure I do this correctly from a tax standpoint since all I'm making is a flat fee.

It took a few months to correct it but they finally did.

In a busier place, you might just be told to find a GC to "un-cluster' what you did.For me, when this happened, I had to go and hire a certified plumber, and electrician, and framer to come in and certify that all the work my handyman did was correct - and to fix the issues that weren't correct.