That someone is going to deliver to you, on a silver platter, a property purchase you can simply say "yeah, sure, I'll take that" where you do some paint, carpet, little cleaning and tidying and turn around and clear a $100k? 

I have heard from people I know near the fires (including one who's house is the only one left on his block in the Palisades and one in a similar situation in Altadena) that smoke damage was not covered by their fire insurance..Hard to say what I'd do in your shoes since it sounds like it's more than a financial investment.

The whole thing is smoke and mirrors.

Whole house burned to the ground, likely due to guests smoking on the deck.

@luke Carl sold his hot rod, I sold a bunch of guitars and a rare Marshall silver jubilee 25/50 amp (just like slash played on appetite for destruction while we’re talking about GnR.

The cost is minimal and I am smoking the closest competitors in my market.

This is the silver lining to our current market.

Similarly if you currently allow smoking you cannot change the least to prohibit smoking. 

I believe your net equity may be the silver lining here.

Hello everyone, we know this post is a few months old now, however we are interested in the Ocala, FL market as well, primarily looking at LTR SFHs in the Silver Spring Shores, Heath Brook, or Marion Oaks neighborhoods.