Targeting low hanging fruit that everyone else is targeting is madness :)

The income property investment in Orange County is pretty dry right now.

Creating a buyers list is one thing, but knowing those buyers, what they are after, how fast can they close, what sort of financing do they need to use, that will give you a much more fruitful database of potential leads to sell to. 

Eric above did mention some good options for going non-recourse, but even knowing those loan options, it can still be "apples to oranges" even amongst the companies offering those programs. 

Orange County got a bad gash but some of those tertiary markets were gaping open wounds of people walking away from property.

Looking to link up with escrow or title company owners in the Orange County California area. 

Now on to your question about how to tell if the property is in the high-risk flood zone. look at the photo I have attached the light blue color symbolizes the high-risk flood zone sometimes you may see an area in orange on this map that is usually the shaded X zone.

You LOVE to provide a warm and welcoming vacation experience for your guests and see the fruits of your labor thru the profits.2.

I typically go on RedFin or Zillow but being that I've never done this before, I 'want to compare apples to oranges.

I'm in Orange County, NY- in the Hudson Valley/ Central Valley region.Thank you in advance,Raeven