And then your only 10 minutes from Lake Davis which is a high mountain stunning lake for all boating activities  and great trout fishing.

With that said, I have personally seen a lot of activity in the last two weeks.

I assume your wish to use a HELOC is to avoid paying interest when you are not actively rehabbing a BRRRR.

Typically the first set of tenants I screen are the ones who end up in the unit due to prescreening activities like my application and making sure I meet them.

Anyone actively flipping in LA/ SoCal?

Quote from @Andrew Lawlor: I've been actively investing in short-term rental properties for the past three years, managing one live property and another that will go live in two months.

Ya, just from a quick pull in AirDNA, the Conway market has 1700 active STRs so that's promising.

.#1 I would call the city rentals department directly and ask if the seller's license will remain active until the day yours becomes active.

Does the California government believe that wholesaler activity around the fires would only produce a net-negative?

That way you know they are active in the BP community!