I served in the Marine Corps with an F-18 squadron back in the day.

@David NapierRelax Let them marinate in their filth as long as the rent comes in!

Yes the market is hot....I know someone who paid $2.2 Million for a place in an "A" neighborhood in The City with no inspection contingency......VERY hot market............and right about 11 months and $600,000 later they are finally just now moving in.I'm surprised the offer in this hot market was accepted with a financing contingency.....you may want to think about that and marinate on it....why was your offer with a financing contingency accepted if it had no appraisal contingency....Think about that my man.

We have properties in low income and mid-income areas (and a handful in high income like Marin County). 

I moved to Oahu for four years while in the Marine Corps and noticed that almost every wealthy individual that I met is in real estate.

In my market, there's a bank doing stated income 70% or 75% CLTV HELOCs on investment properties, but their footprint is only 3 counties (San Fran, Marin, Alameda).

I as a SSgt in the Marines can assure you it is possible to find both enlisted and/or officers to work with.

I'm a Marine and I am also from Oregon, although I'm finishing a degree in Florida at the moment.

Tons of cabins are up every year for hundreds or small thousands.REMODELMy thinking was that it would be easy to find inexpensive contractors out in the desert right next to the Marine base.

Tons of cabins are up every year for hundreds or small thousands.REMODELMy thinking was that it would be easy to find inexpensive contractors out in the desert right next to the Marine base.