No, not places you heard people want to live, or were told, or think, no-no-no, where you KNOW people want to live. 

There just trying to eek out a living too.

Was it for a place to live for work before they found a permanent location or was it used for someone wanting to stay in the area as a 2nd home for the winter months?

Reason being is that I'm not a US citizen and I do not live in the US. 

As long as you are on the loan, on title, and live in the home for 12 months minimum, then your non occupying coborrower can qualify for 5% down at owner occupied rates.

After 45 + years as a real estate investor, broker, lender, fund manager and syndicator, I’ve become aware that the “dream” of many investors and investor “hopefuls” is to be able to generate enough cash flow to live off their real estate holdings and accumulate enough wealth to make “work” optional.

If it is cluttered buyers will have a harder time visioning themselves living there. 

Los Angeles County continues to grapple with devastating wildfires that have claimed five lives, destroyed over 2,000 structures and forced the evacuation of at least 130,000 residents.

I recently purchased my first duplex in Peoria, AZ in September and I am using it as a house hack where I rent out one side and live in the other.

Also, optimize the new assisted living facility that we just purchased in January.