Given the demand in an area like West Hollywood, the chances that someone will take pennies on the dollar is slim.

If the location is habitable by humans, then I'm open to invest.My second filter is that I personally need to be able to visit.That means zero Muslim countries because they don't accept Jews, especially Jews who have an Israeli stamp on their passport.The third filter would be that it must be in an area that I can conduct reasonable amounts of research on from my computer, so if there are no English resources for me to research, then the odds of buying are slim to none.I have properties on both coasts of the US, but nothing international yet.

Hard pill to swallow but I have to let go, and move on to better cash flow.

Keep in mind though, the odds of you being the first call for any of them are pretty slim.

There is even a Poison Pill provision, but if you want to know what that is, PAYan estate attorney to tell you.

We sorted for the first few years to only make a slim amount of money.

If I update the target house it will be the best house in the area even with a slim budget.

The same thing is going on where I live in PA, but not because it is an overly desirable area- just because there are investors that will do a rehab for REALLY slim profits.

What most of these "Blue Pill" Guru's and courses teach you is how to attract leads and prospects through expensive marketing programs.  

However, as others have mentioned on this forum, there seems to be slim pickings in that area right now (because of the squadrons moving in from Hawaii), especially for a relatively young beginner like me.