Zillow uses one, but that went VERY badly in the news lately.A person cannot pull a mortgage credit report.

Not looking for short-term cash flow investment here, more of an extended/combined family move-in situation so the news that it's not over-priced and not as competitive due to all those reasons that make it less investor-friendly may actually work in our favor here.

(if so, please let me know).As for the seismic retrofitting of older homes, I'm no expert on the topic, but from the few articles I've read, the retrofits are often aimed at preventing the roof from collapsing and chimneys from falling--the goal is to give the occupants a better chance of survival/escape (which should obviously be the top priority).

Here is another alternative, and a good article to read.

The great news is you can pay back your 403B loan ASAP and hopefully cash-flow in the future?

This article came out yesterday from the OC Register stating 51% of properties purchased in the area were bought by investors.

There was a very good article on BP about a year ago about impacts of our changing climate, particularly in areas subject to drought, high heat and humidity.

Good news bad news good news you make good money Bad news.  

Stay consistent as you may need to contact these owners 10-15 times before they agree to sell to you.Let me know if you have any other questions, and check out this article from Forbes explaining different types of motivated sellers. https://www.forbes.com/sites/f... 

Market has changed...old rules don't apply..and it seems to not be showing down contrary to news reports.