central valley up to Lake co.. look between Redding and Woodland etc etc there are plenty of places you can buy that will cash flow.. without going all the way across the country.. you could look at student rentals.. you could do air bnb in a place like Portola  Greagle  plenty of places to buy in CA.

Instant red flag of theft.

The floors are typically old white or red oak 2 1/4 nail-down tongue-and-groove strip, 3/4 in. thick.

This obviously raises a huge red flag.

Dear BP family,For the first time in my life I'm buying a property from a wholesaler, and he is insisting on using his title company.I wanted to know the opinion of BP community, is that something normal for wholesalers to do or is it a red flag and I should be suspicious ?

If the I am not satisfied with what I see or if the provider's walkthrough/pictures looks deceptively better than the contractor/assessor, then those are some pretty big red flags.

I will not hesitate to start walking away with the condos that is red flagged for potential trouble.

Overpaying relatives for goods and/or services can really pop some red flags.

The downside is a lot more red tape, and potentially higher monthly payments.

Those credit inquiries not only hurt your credit score they make you look desperate to potential lenders which is a red flag with banks.