Its more prevalent with forged mortgage releases that some of my borrowers have done in the past..

@Anique Akhtar I just did a seller finance deal here in San Diego so its possible but there not necessarily a ton of those going on unless you are in the right situation and it makes sense for the seller's needs and communicated to the seller very clearly...generally speaking, San Diego is not the type of market will creative financing would be very prevalent as creative deals a lot of times take place in other markets where sellers have a harder time selling their property on the open market.  

which is so prevalent in SM and Utube stuff etc.

One blog that I have been visiting for ten years is about to close because the ratio of scammers/legit is so high forcing many to abandon the site altogether.Scammers will always be prevalent in the world of big tickets sales; there will always be vultures and bottom feeders.But hopefully, if we legitimate business people continue to represent a united front and to offer to disseminate good information to interested people, the influence of the gurus will continue to wane clearing the way for us to do more good, clean business and to help others in a more benevolent fashion.It's nice to see someone like Josh running a site that is ever mindful of its reputation and taking the steps to keep gurus in their places - which benefits all of us in myriad ways.

However, 2-4 unit properties are not nearly as prevalent as they are in Milwaukee. 

I'm definitely part of the extreme with 6 roommates, but we're still in a market where 3-4 roommates will cash flow.I'm a little surprised that the 'rent by the room' strategy isn't as prevalent on BP forums. 

For example, everyone says how amazing multifamily properties are, but perhaps they're not prevalent in that area, so pivot to a different home type to make it work?

Yes, we have some of the highest property taxes in the country, yes our winters are harsh, and yes the homes are old as dirt out here....So yes, yes, and yes challenges and high barriers to entry in Jersey are prevalent.

The most prevalent fraud in mortgages is occupancy fraud.

But to be frank, CA's trajectory is impossible to replicate as working remote has become more prevalent, companies more “decentralized”, and more people think about not just professions, but also lifestyles these days).Are you able to find trustworthy realtors/PMs or even service providers?