***depending on how far the house is from the coast, you mayalso be required to have a separate Wind or Hurricane deductible.

B- area or less, the sign notifies the neighborhood thugs that the house is vacant. 

Currently situated in San Diego and can only afford rent for now because house prices in SoCal are bonkers.

If they like to rob houses, they're probably not going to become a model citizen just because they rented your house.

One thing I continue to think about is how valuable 2-4 unit properties are becoming, and will continue to be, since Fannie/Freddie took the income restrictions from the 5% down conventional loan option for house hackers. 

Lots of older houses but there seem to be several that have the potential for cash flow and while not exactly modern on the outside, have been renovated inside. 

You want to have your financial house in order so you know what you CAN afford and what you SHOULD spend.

I think you're in the right are for investment affordable housing .

- The market is in a little bit of a lull right now (buyers market), its a great time to buy, but slower time to sell (my primary business is flipping houses) I can supplement my flipping business by providing project management services/consulting, helping investors find discounted properties, etc. etc.

Overall, it's going to be up to the state and local governments to enact changes that will affect the local housing markets.