In the wrong hands a credit card can financially ruin someone for the next decade by overspending and then getting stuck with astronomical interest rates.However in the right hands, a credit card is a wonderful invention. 

Being able to negotiate the purchase price causes an astronomical jump in ROI on the back end.

Everybody is super booked up and charging astronomical rates...because they can :-/ The major thing you have going for you is a big (by comparison) Bay Area income.

**Keep in mind that in order for the homeowner to get there mortgage payment down to a reasonable amount, the length of the loan would be astronomically longer than most, probably 40-50 year mortgage.

Not to mention there was astronomical amount of hidden points on the loan.

I understand my HELOC is astronomically cheaper than Hard Money as i'd be paying interest only at 6% but am worried about having MY entire ***/Home on the line for lack of better terms.

The cost of housing is astronomically higher here so wondering if investing strategies have to modified in order to make the numbers work here.

Longer if within city limits.Even though market has appreciated astronomically, you can still get decent prices on homes that will provide a good ROI.

Also...how was the process and was the closing costs astronomical?

Rents are astronomical.