.$2,000,000 is going to improvements to the riverfront park adding playgrounds and splash pads.Since 2022 a feasibility study has been going on for a regional sports complex boasting 16 soccer/football fields, 8 baseball diamonds, 50 meter indoor pool, gym, track, and waterpark.There are several more project revamping old warehouse building turning them into trendy new dining and retail spaces.

You can find a diamond in the rough for sure, however a lot of times, it takes educating the wholesaler on what you are looking for first before they secure the deal.

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@Samuel Ksiazkieicz and @Amy LuThere are various companies like foremost, diamond preferred, Aegis, North Pointe.. based on location, rental loss coverage, swimming pool in property or not, pets etc.; the rates are different for various locations.Normally, I use an agent; who helps to locate the  best price. 

You should be able to do the same if your credit it good  Go to Credit Karma and check out Citi Simplicity, Citi Diamond Preferred, Barclay's, Chase Freedom.

Frankly - this space has become extremely saturated over the last 10 years - so the odds that you find this one "diamond in the rough" deal is relatively low all things considered. 

But the problem is sifting through the coal to find the diamond.One could spend years digging for diamonds and learning to craft them into a ring.

Everyone has to balance their own risk / reward preferences.)I would continue to follow real estate, follow the conversations in the forums, save money, watch for opportunities (there are always diamonds in the rough that are out there - you just have to find them), and work to move yourself to the best position to be able to be an investor.  

There are exceptions and diamonds in the rough, but for the most part the good ones are gone very quickly.

The right team can raise a diamond from the dirt, a **** team could ruin Rodeo Drive.