One thing to note is that property taxes are much higher, and the city enforces rental inspections more than any other market I am aware of.Having owned 100 unit rental portfolio's previously in numerous states, I think that DSM, and suburbs have incredible upside, but the key is management.

I have a gutted carriage house on the back of my property, so my thought is to get my feet wet with house hacking by creating space for a longterm tenant. 

Where I got confused is that this particular tax sale has been postponed for over a decade (due to owner filing numerous BK's, our foreclosure included), and from the dozens of docket entries appeared to be a judicial sale that I'm familiar with.   

Numerous insurance providers have pulled out of CO in the last few years and I know a lot of investors (myself included) hurting right now!

Every extortion attempt I have experienced in Baja has happened North of Ensenada.Beyond Ensenada are cool things like wineries (I do not drink wine), La Bufadora and its blow hole, great little fishing villages, Gurerro Negro and Scammons Lagoon (best whale watching on earth), San Pedro Martir (least visited forest region within a day of San Diego and has the twin Picacho del Diablo peaks and the national observatory), numerous Missions in various degrees of condition, hot springs, party towns (San Felipe), surf towns, snorkel/diving (anywhere in Sea of Cortex in Baja Sur), Sand Dunes (Baja races), etc.My worse theft south of Ensenada has been some bottled water.So the question is why Rosarito? 

If you’re in a situation where you’re getting numerous showings, how do you keep those initial offers interested just in case the later offers don’t pan out.

There are many and numerous court cases that will reinforce this.  

No they did not but I've only put out numerous email inquiries;however, the answer from ALL has either been No or we don't do HELOC at all.Regarding your comment on the proposed solution, I'm not sure i follow.

New roof, new water heater, new Electrical panel, New HVAC, new Concrete driveway, new Concrete steps & walkout basement, Open space of kitchen and living room, fully finished basement with wet bar and new full bathroom, new windows.

Having read extensively on the subject and listened to numerous podcasts, I'm excited to get started.