My ideal renter would be a young professional/s (DINK) in business, tech, or medicine.

I just wanted to update this thread with what happened after I completed the purchase of the SFH.It turns out AZ passed something of an "anti-squatter" law a few years ago.  

Flood insurance rates are likly to go up and people are going to migrate out of the most exposed ares.I like your anti-cyclical thinking, but I would think twice about this "opportunity". 

Most members here are "anti-guru" but I started off with Fortune Builders years ago and it was a great start.

I grew up in a family who's anti-debt and try to avoid debt as much as possible.  

BS in ChemistryMDInternal Medicine ResidencyCardiology FellowshipAny financial/investment knowledge I have has been via individual study/self taught.

Income source is a protected class, it is listed on the site you linked.State and local laws often extend anti-discrimination protections to other categories, such as age, marital status, sexual orientation, or source of income.

That extra sauce in Bay Area is limited land and anti-growth activism.

You bashed a lot of gurus on your site some that even don't belong on there and now you are getting a taste of your own medicine.

If you're not in the anti-Durham crowd there are lots of options there.