I would also look at employment/unemployment statistics, and get a good sense of who the biggest employers are in an area. 

I will give you the common-sense answer below, but this is California, where common sense doesn't exist.A mandatory evacuation is outside of your control, so you shouldn't suffer financially because of it.

Would love to hear your thoughts on whether pursuing this adjustment makes sense or if I should reconsider.For reference, I’ve included the following assumptions in my calculations:5% for maintenance3.5% for vacancy10% for capital expenditures and management feesThanks! 

We are really open to it all and open to whichever avenue makes the most sense for us and is most lucrative, but we’re thinking that’s flipping first (since we’ll want to do a live and flip), then later buying rental properties in more affordable states with our profits.

They look at the deal closely and won’t lend you money unless the deal makes sense, so it helps you avoid bad deals.

Several factors indicate the company is not that concerned about efficiency or ease of customer process: the website, a process that seemed to focus on one issue at a time instead of all issues at once, and consistently poor communications and lack of common sense from the loan analyst we were assigned.It started off very well with the initial point of contact, Austin Lornson, who did a fine job of explaining the general refinancing process, responding quickly and thoroughly to our questions.

The issue is, like many others pointed out, that the numbers just don’t make sense.

I am not sure when and how each option makes sense.

If we sense there is a red flag, were asking them to upload additional documents like tax returns w2's etc.

Hopefully, this gives you a general sense, but I'm happy to help answer any other specific questions.