I currently want to try to capitalize on the market boom here but have struggled to find a way to invest into the market, considering housing prices keep skyrocketing and I don't have enough capital to invest into an existing house.

Cash from existing properties and real estate broker business How did you add value to the deal?

Both of these institutions are totally useless to existing appraisers and have done nothing but damage the process by which new people become certified appraisers.So while it is a very good idea to become a real estate appraiser part time, I would simply remove this option entirely.  

I did not expect a diagnostic fees because contract starts today.They are charging me $250 just for diagnosis:-( citing it's a pre-existing condition.

Was it an existing relationship?

Can someone help me understand for a flip in a 100 year flood plain if I need to elevate an existing property if I plan on adding an extension?

Have other folks dealt with "existing nonconforming" properties?

Most existing wood frames would be torn down not stormproof for the best financing & insurance rate

Or are there markets where this exists in CA, AZ, and/or NV??

I have a motivate seller that wants to sell her property to me and she does not care if she walks away with any money in her pocket. The only problem is that she acquired the property from her mother who is now deceas...