This is the piece savvy investors know how to do to unlock outsized profits..Thanks Greg.

Also measure the profit per door and fix or sell the dogs.

That profit will increase over time and improve your return. 

There are several hurdles during the process:Find the deal - Unless you are marketing or plugged into a community where there are opportunities, it isn't always easy to find the right dealsEvaluate the deal - Without professional guidance and research tools, it is difficult for a newbie investor to evaluate and ARV/FMV or create an adequate rehab budgetSecondary exit strategies - If things don't go as planned are their other opportunities to exit profitably.

Thus, you will have a higher profit margin.You will have added closing and holding costs when paying with Hard Money.

I have stayed profitable, for now.

My vote is invest in other markets where the money makes sense and then take that profit to visit whenever you like. 

Is that process too complicated, yes, but there is nothing in this decision that will prevent a tax sale purchaser in MD from reselling at a profit after obtaining the property by foreclosing the right of redemption.

Quote from @Brandon Foster: Hello Ryan,STR is do able in the north county area but there are a lot of rules and regulations.The city of Oceanside right now will not allow anything STR unless it’s west of pacific coast hwy.This is changing a lot too so you need to be aware of that in your plans.Carlsbad is super strict too but there are some condos that are still available to do STR in.Medium term rentals are as safer bet but way less profitable.

Sell it for $220-240k rangeInvestor puts in $60-90k, Flips for $350-400k realizing a profit of $50-100k.