South Lake is unique in that it has a mountain very close to most of the town, it has multiple casinos and multiple places/businesses focused on the lake in the summer.

I'm always thrilled when a buyer uses an inspector recommended by his/her agent -- it generally means the inspector is someone from a franchise company who comes to the house with little real-world construction experience, little knowledge of actual local codes and just a simple checklist of items to test.Find your own inspector, *tell* your agent that you'll be using him, and she has an issue with it, that's her problem and not yours.

The art of the deal, the thrill of the hunt!

I've tried wholesaling but given the desirability of this area, most homeowners think they have oil under their property and can sell for far more than I can offer them.It seems like my only option is to buy a double wide or invest in REITs - neither of which overly thrill me. 

He says he bought casinos for cash flow and invested in RE for appreciation.

He also borrows the funds that he 're-loans' for only 2-3% from family members that are thrilled to get more than .5%on their CDs, so he is making some there too.

I have looked at these its really interesting and because of overcrowding governments are thrilled with it.

He is about to buy 2 more buildings and recently quit his casino job.

@Michael Evans  well I bought that 4 acres on a lark.. and low and behold Graton Indians build the largest gaming casino in all of Northern CA right across the street from me.. bring in all the UTLS city zones me mixed use residential.. and if you know RP there is NO new construction literally NONE huge housing crisis.. so we are just going through planning at the moment..

@Justin si@Justin Silverio thanks for the suggestion, I haven't been thrilled about the idea of bandit signs so I'm glad you say that and confrim.