Tens of thousands of folks flock here during the winter to escape the harsh northern winters, but also to stock up on medication.

There are lots of moving parts, and connections with plumbers, chemical companies, etc. that would be great to get from the seller.

I know chemical treatment blah, blah, blah, but no reason to give them a favorable environment.Crawl space vents are a must.

My research suggests that most Turkey companies buy some junky foreclosure for pennies in a B-(or worse) neighborhood, do a poor quality rehab project(because hey, after all, it only has to look good to the out-of-state buyer, who'll likely never know that the drywall is from China and is spewing fumes, along with the cheap laminate which offgases enough formaldehyde to start your own chemical factory...) and THEN the Turkey co. says, wow- all I have to do is price this over retail and promise easy returns, and some out of state buyer will fall for it.

Well, he didn't notice corroded coils which are leaking chemicals and mold that are extremely obvious even to the untrained eye when peeling the panel off. 

California is a lovely place to live as far as I can tell (I have a lot of friends back there, especially around the Bay Area), but property values and overall cost of living can be pretty harsh.

There're harsh limits, often $0, called PAL (passive activity losses) rules.

Clients deserve someone who is 100% committed and 100% available when buying or selling real estate.Definitely not trying to come across as overly harsh. 

I don't think the vacation rental idea would work in HVL, no one vacations there and getting nightly guests past the HVL guard shack would be a never-ending pain for you.I'm sorry to deliver this harsh reality, but it comes from doing over 600 flips and also from having some of them go wrong, so I've been in your situation.  

The cigarette they are smoking has hundreds of chemicals in it that are not good for the body.