I realize no one has a crystal ball, but I see no scenario where the housing shortage did not get worst in coastal CA by the elimination of 1000s of homes.As stated I agree with your sentiment. 

However I just realized there was a mistake in one of the tenants' lease! 

After being in the corporate sales world for about 10 years, I realized that I do not want to return.

I'm a 20x AirBnb superhost who realized I have more productive uses of my time than hosting directly.

My ultimate goal is to house-hack this deal as well. 

I realize people are trying to make a living, but anyone who cold calls me is the last person I'd use for any transaction (plus I have people for that!).  

Hey BP family, I'm currently trying to help out a family in need from having to foreclose on there property by taking over subject to, it has a high interest rate although the entry is around 20k I want to wholesale this ultimately Is it possible for me, to disregard my initial assignment fee to get a buyer asap and add a 2nd lien on the property as my fee? 

It has been good to be brought down to reality and realize that there will be many struggles during the process.

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Quote from @Keegan Felix: This is all very new to me, but I started listening to the BP podcast about a month ago and realized I have a strong interest in real estate investing.