There's also more options in lending besides the typical 20% cash outlay.

I have spent my life in the military, and then college, and then traveling for work and for pleasure, and soaking up all that there is to see and learn and do in the world... essentially doing anything but learning to build wealth, and setting down roots somewhere. 

Not in Honolulu, but rents for a typical 1 or 2 BR are not that much different in some cases :) Also, not talking about paying at or above retail realtor prices.

It's essentially the same as the laminate they sell you when order to spec.  

Typically no you would not be reimbursed for improvements but I don't  know the specifics of SC law.

Essentially doing the leg work for whole sale agents, saving them time and providing leads.

Community banks typically require the deals they fund be a 1 hr drive from the bank unless you have a lot of $$ parked at some more distant bank.  

What's the typically management fee and are there professional management cos in the area? 

What's the typically management fee and are there professional management cos in the area? 

Minh and I fall in the camp that believes that although making investments in bay area and making sense out of those is hard but once you figure that out - the results are much superior than any other typically available options.