I've been investing for 9 or so years and I will always check with my realtor about every 6 months to see if any new lending has popped up that she's aware of.I know for a fact that a couple of investors in my area are now using my lender strictly based off referrals from a previous seller realtor that saw how I was closing my deal with their buyer.

I have invested a couple times at near market highs and those properties depreciated in the short-term (implied by invested near market high) but today look to be outstanding investments. 

Now, your soil profile will not change that dramatically over your life time... and if a couple of inches of topsoil washes away, it will not affect the pile.

A couple say 1% year five till maturity.I realize everything is negotiable.

(We will be stationed here for a couple more years.)Eventually my goal is to have several rentals to keep a steady cash flow going and to do flips on the side.

I have been calling attorney's, and getting a couple of different courses of action all saying this situation is easily in my favor.

You can google street view the streets and see how many board ups are there - and if there are more than a couple you may have trouble finding tenants.

He was hip as to what was going on in regarding buyouts in the Inner Mission.I was told by a couple of the main lessees off the cuff last year before the topic of buyouts was even brought up that their intention was to have their teenage children continue living there as they would not be able to afford housing.

Chances are during this period you will not be able to get title insurance.You have a couple of options in this case. 

But for a couple weeks, it shouldn't be too much impact.