Is this a California regulation or  Texas?

If anything prices for outside work are a bit more expensive in poor working conditions .agree with all points,  guess it's a demand supply market thing... 

Their job is simply to disburse funds, transfer and record deeds according to the instructions of the contract.Also worh nothing that Title companies are regulated by the Department of Insurance, not The Division of Real Estate like Licensed (and unlicensed) Brokers.

And CA is a funky critter when it comes to taxation and regulation. 

Alternatively you could invest in crowd-sourced real estate investment like Fundrise or RealtyMogul, but those may have investment restrictions due to SEC regulations (ex: I think with Fundrise you can't invest more than 10% of your annual income if you're not an accredited investor). 

Because we were planning on it selling earlier and using that money on our new home, we ended up with about 30k of building supplies on our credit card (10k is 0% interest, 20k at 12%).I was initially planning on using the 60k to pay off the credit card, but I am just starting to build my portfolio, and wonder if it would be smarter to use that money to invest in a property.

There are a few other additional provisions and regulations, but that sums up the homestead exemption in Pennsylvania. 

Just send the notices that are in your landlord tenant regulations.

FYI this site says that it will work if you meet the following criteria"You can use this program if:you do not have a lawyer,you own less than 3 rental units,you are the owner and landlord of the premises,you are not a corporation or voluntary association,the premises is not rent regulated"Here is the link for Upstate NYhttps://www.nycourts.gov/court...This is the link for New York Cityhttps://www.nycourts.gov/court...The site has plenty of other do it your self information that can be found here https://www.nycourts.gov/court.... 

You guessed it: the financing.I'm pursuing buy-and-hold, SFH.I don't have much of my own $$ to throw into the pot, so here's what I'm thinking:- Figure out about what a house would cost (I'm told to expect ~$200K - $250k)- Assume a traditional loan, and needing 25% down- So I'll need to raise ~$62,000 for the down payment- I approach friends and family, network with potential investors to raise those funds- Bank supplies the loan for the remaining ~$180,000Something like that.Should I speak with a real estate attorney before approaching those potential investors?