The market here is pretty tight knit and the activity in those groups is a good way to get your foot in the door to those relationships.  

They all appreciate but peninsula is more stable in downturns and recovers the fastest, I witnessed this myself in 2012 further in east bay was still about 40% down and peninsula and "tech" cities already recovered fully.I am not sure you need a loan or not, recently I asked my mortgage broker he told me for a second home it would need to be at least 50 miles away and also in a city known for vacation activity .   

Anyone actively investing in the area?

Looking forward to being more active on BP so I'm thankful that you're helping me to learn the ropes!

I do have to agree with @Chris Seveney that this forum topic is one of the lower trafficked forums, which may make the split not as effective, and instead of breaking them up into their own individual topics it may be more appropriate to dissolve the topic entirely and keep the discussions for Tax Liens and Mortgage Notes under the Real Estate Private Lending Forum.I will leave the topics alone for now, monitor the activity over the next few weeks to see if there is an increased demand in these topics, and keep you informed if there is an update to the topic(s)!

Some allow it but have penalties.Unfortunately there is no platform for this type of activity so you may want to reach out to friends and family or someone who is invested in the fund and wants to increase their position

The only caveat is you are only allowed one active FHA loan per customer.

This agreement can specify that Cousin B manages all rental activities and reports the rental income and expenses.Property Management Agreement: Cousin A can hire Cousin B as the property manager for the rental portion of the house.

Suggest alternative activities or ask if they can ride scooters outside instead.

Popular year around 4-season activity area on the 2nd largest lake in Georgia.