A quick walk through inspection is very different than an intense inspection by a licensed inspector.

@Prolet Miteva   Many great investment opportunities close to home for sure... being in Pittsburg your close to much of the Sac valley were deals are basically just about as good as anything your going to buy out of state yet your less than an hour away. 

If something is weird about a deal like a tax lien or something to that effect than an attorney is absolutely needed, but often title companies are more than capable of handling any issues.

Although I feel bad that you're having trouble, if you depend on any wholesaler for anything other than an address, you're setting yourself up for failure. 

As the topic of my post suggests it is mainly a personal project rather than an income generating venture.That doesn't mean that I would not be interested in those options once I accomplished my initial goal."

@Charles Perkins It seems to me you need more than an individual planner, you need a coach for each market, be it REI, Market, Insurance etc.

To me, a car note with a great term is no worse than an unsecured note with a great term.

I think the extra $300 is more of a planning problem than an affordability problem, although she does drive a nicer vehicle than me.

If it's the same, then it's little more than an accounting trick to make this property seem better at the expense of another.

It's better than an excel file because it generates the annual reports for you.