If I was still buying in Los Angeles, I'd look pretty hard at Inglewood for a variety of reasons.

You also have a variety of options for location doing it this way too.

It works both ways.If you had a bad experience with contractors, well it was probably your own fault by not being upfront with scope of work, payment terms, how change orders are handled, or trying to use the absolute cheapest price you could to maximize your profit.agree to disagree. i have dealt with contractors of all varieties (big companies, small individuals, licensed, not licensed, expensive, cheap, know it alls, wants me teach them how to do things) and only a couple universal truths have emerged in that time. 1. the construction materials are identical between all of them 2. they all need constant babysitting or something will be done in an inappropriate manner.

I caught a variety of footage which I turned over to the police.

I'm going to put in a new tub, tile the flower and shower, and a new double vanity.

In most of the flower beds I have put down landscaping fabric and 3/4"- 1" washed river stone.

Where do I find a trade association or consultant to conduct a feasibility study to determine demand/profitability for bread, cheese, honey, and flower gardens? 

Last time I was a tenant our landlord gave everyone a small flower basket.

@Bryan Wilhelm there are a wide variety of ways to define failure in this case.I'll enumerate what comes to mind:Contract too short, can't find a buyer in timePrice to seller too high, no interestPrice to buyer too high, can't produce a buyer at a price so that you make moneyFailure to disclose the nature of the transaction, deal dissolves at closing tableFailure to calculate the cost of a double closing, no profit (or perhaps, a loss)Failure to structure the deal so that double closing is not necessary

The moral of the story here is with the variety of jurisdiction and the variety of note language among the differences between funding in cash and equity the notes will be less homogenous than what most tend to think.