If you have not picked a lame yet, then you might want to just listen to a wide variety of real estate podcasts and see what makes your heart beat fast.

The 1985 agreement reads: "Whereas [parties A] is the owner of a two story frame house located near Street 1 which property lies southerly of Street 1. and Whereas [parties B] is the owner of a 50 foot right of way [she was also the owner of the land upon which this right of way existed, weird complicating language] described in a described in deed from Bowersox Construction Company to parties C** in 1980 and recorded in book...on page...Whereas Party A is desirous of obtaining the right to cross the said 50 foot wide right of way so as to gain access to their property from Street 1. 

That's a really wide lot for Norfolk. 

This is going to vary widely from lender to lender. 

Make sure no matter who you work with, whether it is a paid program or somebody local that you trust and knows what they're doing, make sure you are able to talk to this person regularly, share pictures, get deal analysis, and talk about your questions one-on-one in real time.In your location of southern California you will definitely have a wide territory.

Dose the offer sound something like this - 95% - 100% of financing at 5% interest with no credit check nation wide?

You may only need to grind a small trench wide & deep enough to allow the door to close down into it.

keeping more liquid cash in pocket allows for a wide range of properties for renovated. 

It will be cost effective and at least the space will still be wide open in case I decide to remove the bunk beds and make it into a movie room, second living room, or a separate studio style STR somewhere down the line. 

Level 5 (and others, probably) make skimming blades up to 48" wide now, so going from a rough wall to a smooth wall isn't as difficult as it used to be.Skimming should also be cheaper than adding 1/4" drywall because it won't require buying custom sized door jambs (to accommodate the thicker walls), using box extenders for electrical, removing and reinstalling base/crown molding, or any of the other issues you might run into by adding a layer of drywall.