I'm from Rockland myself and thus have chosen to work in the Orange County area.

You're comparing apples to oranges, and asking for a number.    

I work in Orange County, but live in Long Beach.

At this point, duplexes/multiplexes seem appealing but I feel pretty limited and choked up as far as ['affordable'] choices are concerned here in Orange County.

Even with a patsy it didn't make sense to me to even try, i don't look good in orange.

Hi Chris Vicari I recently moved to Orange County from Charlotte, NC but had previously attended law school in SD, and prior to that, lived in LA.

as @Dorene Mangels-Bacalhau mentioned, if you are doing anything structural the building department will want an engineers stamp on the plans whether an architect draws them or not. where I live the lumber yard where I buy my materials provides that for free in house to contractors who they do business with. they do this because it's good business, they do the math and I buy from them. also they are much cheaper than the big box stores and actually have a clue which I've never seen at the big orange store.

Hello everyone,      I'd appreciate it very much if anyone knew of any investor-friendly attorneys or realtors in the Orange County, NY area. 

I flip in LA and Orange County and I can tell you that from my experience, it's pretty difficult to use the 70% rule.

I flip homes in LA and Orange County.