After several months of hard work, I was able to raise the value of the home.

The problem with trying to invest $500,000 is you really can't use the same strategies you use with $50,000 and be effective.When I was buying SF houses I could buy them (using hard money) for $25K out of pocket. 

We try hard to follow the regulations, including the Dodd Frank Act.

This would depend on if you used a high interest rate hard money loan for the purchase of the property. 

Real estate is and always will be a good idea because it allows you to create lasting generational wealth and leverage cold, hard, tangible assets!

Right now, the majority of lenders are hitting DSCR loans hard, which is a strong indicator that the BRRRR method is still going strong, even in a higher-rate environment.We always say, “Date the rate, marry the property,” meaning interest rates will fluctuate, but the right deal will always make sense long-term.

You won’t find many seller-financing deals here, so if you're looking to scale quickly, your next best option is the BRRRR method—using cash or hard money to acquire properties and DSCR loans to refinance into. 

Just like investing in any city though there are a couple areas to stay away from, but they are not hard to identify and they are not large. 

OOS investing is hard.

Also CA requires you to be licensed to originate DSCR and Hard Money Loans (I see on your bio you service CA), and there are many other states that are starting to follow pursuit.