From 02-06, anything you bought in CA turned into large gains inside of 6 months.

Ca$h Money Buyer$ seeking to purchase apartments within the next 30-45days.

Looking at Properties on the California coast where prices for single-family homes rarely head below 350K and even condos start above 250K...it seems unwise to begin a career in real estate investing here.Occasionally though, I will see a 1-bedroom condo in Los Angeles or San Fran in the low-100K range or so...or maybe a 2 or 3 bedroom condo for 150K.

AND THEY TASTE GOODAlso, I bought this book by Robert do Remedios, MA, CSCS, director of speed, strength, and conditioning at College of the Canyons in Southern California.

When we were on job site here in Southern California, over 80% were not legally here.

I am in California and I usually ask the investor to apply a 10% of the equity itself and we see deals that bring in $15,000-$25,000.

Two 30 year olds shacking up with their 6 kids, both working at Burger King for less than a month?

After much research I have found out that this program is meant only for owner occupants, but due to the fact that there are areas in California (check with you state if they provide the same or you will see when you bid on a HUD home if you can use this program) that need much revitalization and new growth FHA has allowed investors to use this program if a home falls in one of these areas.www.hud.gov/cr [size=18]Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance (Section 203(k)) [/size]Summary: Section 203(k) insurance enables homebuyers and homeowners to finance both the purchase (or refinancing) of a house and the cost of its rehabilitation through a single mortgage - or to finance the rehabilitation of their existing home.

Personally, I'm one of the laziest people around, I hate hard work, and I would pay a king's ransom for a foolproof system!

I'm very close to Stockton, CA, the "foreclosure capital of the nation", but I don't know if "foreclosure" necessarily means "great deal".