Given the fact that California prices are now low, I would rather pull out my money from Oklahoma and invest it in California.

The knowledge we pulled together from those was more than what we knew before walking into that training.

While true if you get your structure pulled out of a high risk flood zone through a LOMR the lender could still require flood insurance, the rate would be based on a low to moderate risk instead of High Risk which on a $250,000 policy with a $5000 deductible in a AE zone the difference between paying approximately $500 a year and $3000 a year.

I look for 15+% CoC, some target 20+%.If you can refi to pull out some equity it would be even better.

I know on a privately owned home I might have more pull, but I am not sure with an REO what the bank would be willing to do.

And now they're gunshy on pulling the trigger to close.

(Bear in mind, this is City of Atlanta... and they hate builders and renovators with a personal passion)For that price, I also expect the architect to take my license and go pull the permit himself, walking the plans through the building department.

NathanCan you pull the contract / clause for this 2 yr rule?

If you pull your property from MLS, I thought it had to sit for 30 days in order to list it again to start DOM over.

I have read a dozen books over the past year on real estate/property management/investing, listened to hundreds of hours of real estate podcasts while I work, and I have my old landlord and my accountant who invests in real estate to bounce ideas off of.I would say I do too much research sometimes and need to pull the trigger - nothing like learning from doing.