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.  

@Diana JingIf your IRA and 401k are not of the "self-directed" variety allowing for investment into real estate, you'll need to transfer those assets to an account that is, namely a self-directed Solo 401k or self-directed IRA.

I have seen people do this a variety of ways and you should assess it more on a case-by-case basis.

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.

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

@Jackson Sincerbeaux if this is a large hedge fund that is publicly traded, then they are working with numerous brokers and wholesalers alike to find and acquire deals.

I think arbitrage is the riskiest of all str investments for numerous reasons.