Long Beach is so fringe oriented and prices are so high that it is pricing out the low income people out.

Worst case, slap on some primer, throw down a rug, and voilà: a "blank canvas for the next homeowner."

You should target states that have more common sense and people oriented government and regulations (hint-hint: stay AWAY from Dem controlled jurisdictions.

The other is a service and sort of hospitality-oriented approach.

Seek out the smaller relationship oriented banks in your market and begin borrowing from them even if their terms are slightly less competitive than a bigger bank.

The whole idea of real estate prices for risk just gets swept under the rug basically.

Common examples include difficult grading, or an irregular lot orientation. 

Exceptionally knowledgeable, very professional, and service oriented.

My main concern about actual house hacking for a few years in a row is that we don't want the kiddos to have to change schools once we relocate up there.I'm thinking about getting an appreciation-oriented duplex/triplex in a pricier market with good schools that we could stay in for several years, and saving for an actual cashflow property that'd we buy as an investment property instead of a house hack.

When buying the house, we made the mistake of getting an inspector recommended by our realtor who seemed credible and detail-oriented but I think just wanted to get us into the house.