Does anyone know a sight to chk. trends as to where in big bear it's working better then some areas (lots of saturated areas).

Anything that seems amiss like someone who needs to close from out of the country, anyone needing to close quickly or insisting on a cash purchase, pricing that is out of whack with fair market value for a property, anything off market, anyone sending the wrong amount of money (one fraud is to send more money than they should, then ask for the difference back, the money going to them is good but the money they sent is not), any buyer that makes an offer sight-unseen, or seller who can't meet at the property or doesn't want a sign at the property, anything that seems "off". 5.

So all of my income goes toward paying down the principle.

Making $570/mo profit plus at least another $80 in principle pay down. ($650/mo total) is kicking butt for zero dollars invested.There’s certainly no harm in repeating that 9 more times.

That will have a lot to do with the discrepancy you are seeing in price.Treat every market you go to with the same principle as the game monopoly.

We have a person on board with a degree in design, so we usually tweak the floor plans for sight lines and function.

On my $400,000 home I am saving approx $1,100 per month in mortgage payments, and am also paying down and extra $450 per month in principle paydown! 

We did buy sight unseen but we actually flew down there to see for ourselves..

Any jackass can get out there with a spray gun and spray everything in sight, but I'm assuming you want it done neatly and your house to look good. 

I use Airbnb.com because for me, this is the most user friendly sight.