@Bhavya Shah you will be hard pressed to purchase anything in California that will cash flow right now. 

Hello All,A recent article by the Associated Press states that Gov.

You will be hard pressed to find such cheap money for real estate investments (other than your first home that you buy as owner occupant).

. - JakeHi Jake,Personally I think 5 years is too far out to plan based on  everything you're going through right now, making a plan for this length of time seems more of a wish list exercise than a followable plan.A more workable strategy might be to plan for buy number one only (figure out ALL of the details for that), then about 18 months later begin planning to buy number two.You have a lot of OTHER new variables pressing in on your time (and money), new baby, new home, new job, new city, etc...But some people like to plan far out..if that's you...then go for it...but I still think the time frames and details at this point are more of a wish list then a folowable plan of action.Good Luck!  

Just be sure and account for these factors.I suspect you'll be hard pressed to fix and flip an apartment building, or even a tri or quad, in a few months.

Remember, contracts that are impossible to be performed by the parties are not valid contracts, if a future price comes in that the buyer can't afford, that becomes an unknown as to their ability to perform and you'll be making a refund if they press you.

id=HUDContingencyPlan2013.pdf From a National Council of State Housing Agencies press release, During the briefing, HUD officials confirmed that Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP), contract renewals, and administrative fees for October 2013 will be paid on time, due to advanced appropriations allocated for this purpose.

@Albert H Shin Looks like press board which is just sawdust and wood chips glued into a cheap "board".

Hold @ and it will light up orange touch the orange@ then press ?.  

@Rod Desinord press on my friend because, as mentioned, this business is full of shadiness.