Would you mind sharing either some of your offers or how low you went from asking price just as an example?

IE they work C/D class..I suspect many need to do this to establish their loss's for the pending litigation.. keep in mind these properties are going to revert to the mean  IE wholesale prices so there is going to be a ton of equity lost.. but one call I can probably get them all sold  no problem.

I had wanted to purchase a brand new car, but this book completely changed my mind.

Here are some things to keep in mind.1.

I'll keep that in mind. 

I know that part of being successful in anything is networking and building relationships with like-minded people.

Keep in mind, I have little bookkeeping or accounting experience other than what I've learned through my real estate business.  

Or if you don't mind you can collect cash-flow each month by renting the house and then selling the property later on. 

@Scott Stover, if you are in it for long term (10 years+) then  go for it, but be mindful that the bay area housing is at it's peak - lot of BPers are predicting/hoping a bay area housing market correction for far too long now.

But you’ll have peace of mind that you made a sound financial decision.Goodluck!