I have a buyer using a VA loan now, and we have lost out on a few properties to cash offers unfortunately, it's just the nature of the incredibly tight market that we're in.

If everyone is leaving California then why do the SD and LA markets continue to be so tight?

Inventory is tight and you have to be patient and do due diligence.

If the numbers are too tight, then as a buyer I would be fine increasing the purchase price somewhat to compensate. 

Bronzeville will be tight from an inventory perspective, so just start analyzing properties and get comfortable with the numbers so you can act quickly when the right opportunity pops up. 

I only asked because there is many good places to invest between the west and east coast.  100k budget is tight though for many areas.  

Gavin Newsom today signed a bill that will use $2.6 billion in federal funds to pay landlords up to 80% of rent owed by qualifying tenants with COVID-19 financial hardships.Read the story here: https://caanet.org/gov-newsom-signs-bill-with-2-6-billion-in-federal-funds-for-unpaid-rent/Perhaps this can help some of you California landlords with tenants who haven't been paying their rent.It's not a perfect solution, but at least the payments go directly to the landlords (unlike the stimulus checks).Note that there is a deadline mentioned of February 28th to provide a specific Informational Notice to their tenants who are behind on rent as of February 1st (there's a link to this Informational Notice in the linked story).Here's another story on this new law with some more info: https://sftu.org/2021/01/29/senate-bill-91-eviction-protection-and-debt-relief/

Personally I wouldn’t, as exciting as finding and buying a property is, I like to think I’m running this business for another investor, and have to keep things tight to not let them down or lose my job.

Tight floor plans can sometimes make it difficult to place stairs.

My handymans chest got tight from minutes of experiencing the mold, and the 2nd floor of the building recently had some shabby repairs to the flooring that makes me worried about liability.The thing is, these units (currently rented at 750 I am told) should be rented for about 900 when the necessary updates are done.