Also Mid-Term Rentals to traveling professionals, people displaced for insurance reasons, or doing a renovation to their home and needing a place to live for  3 months or more are also possibilities.

Focus on having a budget and having a strong financial base EXACTLY I started RE sales right at 18 when I my license saved enough in the first 14 months to buy a home to  live in.. 

Finding deals outside of California can definitely open up new opportunities, especially given the cost of living and market dynamics in the state.When looking for properties in other states, consider focusing on areas with strong rental demand, economic growth, and population increase.

If a home was previusly owned and lived in by a famous person, does it add much value? 

I think it would be the right direction since we already decided to buy using a VA loan and live in SC. 

To find a pre-foreclosure home, buyers can search popular websites that pick up feeds from an aggregator or they can pay for the feed.

Live off of equity as you sell or live off cashflow.

This may be controversial but it seems like you would be saving a lot of money at the moment given your reduced living costs.

I live and work in the Atlanta, GA area.

This happened while a tenant was living there.