The last three years have been a ride to say the least.

The last three years have been a ride to say the least.

I  know it sounds old fashioned, but some Californians are selling because of the high cost of living here and they may be sympathetic to those who are trying to figure out a way to stay.With rent prices increasing at a rabid pace, investors are gobbling up real estate as fast as they can to get their piece of the pie, causing a lack of inventory and appreciation and sales prices to soar.

I felt like I needed to constantly motivate my agent to get things done in a timely fashion.

@Vic Oyedeji If you are just asking contractors to come along with you to look at listed properties...you won't get any who want a ticket to ride that bus.

Some operate in surprisingly wild west fashion (learned from experience). 

@Phillip Wade I do not have experience with anything like this, however, I am helping a client obtain a loan for a similar idea for the fashion industry.

With either mortgage we don't plan on riding out the entire loan and in 5-8 years will probably start hammering the balance down.What is everyone's opinion on this? 

You need to really dive in deep with some old fashion door knocking! 

Depending on your location and financing you may be required to repour in a very specific fashion changing your costs.