Now, I focus on design and amenities that directly enhance their experience:•Practical Bathrooms: I added a combo washer/dryer to one of my bathrooms because guests coming back from outdoor adventures often need to wash their gear right away.

It is not on your typical zillow/redfin/trulia site as she said it is directly from the seller. 

There's a lot of creative ways to build equity and or cash flow in Sacramento.

If so, and you're looking at a purely rental property (not to live in at any point) you could consider opening a self-directed IRA to invest in the new property without having to pull money out and pay penalties?

I moved all of her old retirement money into a self directed IRA/Solo 401K and started putting her money to work through real estate lends.

Our community is actively identifying and investing in off-market deals, sharing the cost of virtual assistants and direct mail, sponsoring deals, investing our own capital, and having multiple group calls and webinars every week with institutional analysts, real estate and SEC attorneys, regional banks, private lenders, and other experts specifically to discuss and analyze deals within the community.

Many investors use wholesalers or real estate agents who specialize in investment properties, or they directly target owners with distressed properties.5.

It will allow you to roll existing retirement funds into the 401k (save Roth IRA) and self direct those funds.  

The foundation was already approved, permitted and finaled years ago for a 3400 sf house, and its solid and I won't be building directly on the overhang edge; but rather back away from the edge a few feet to prevent any load issues all the weight will be on the longer sides of the existing footing.

When I discover I can't build a house on it, I usually move on to the next deal without thinking about an alternative use but I like your creativity and will start thinking about alternative uses!