Originally posted by @Christian Dunlap:Hi Scott, you consider joining Tidewater Real Estate Investor's Group (TRIG).

@Christian Carson Unfortunately closing costs are high.

Because the buyer cannot qualify for traditional financing and needs to go the owner finance route, I decide that I am going to sell the house to them for 110k and add 2% interest on top of the monthly payment (I have read a lot about how sales prices can be higher for owner-finance deals, but have also read the contrary).

However you traditionally find more sophisticated and experienced players in commercial...that isn't always the case however more so than single family investing.

Because of the ease, speed, and the flexibility of private money loans over traditional bank-type loans, many investors prefer them when acquiring real estate.

@Damien Christian Welcome to BP!!

Another bookend gap is between Pasadena and Downtown, also filling in nicely over the past 15+years.I'd next watch for a fill in between the Southbay and traditional Westside neighborhoods.

And I hate to say it, but it typically isn't one of the traditional liberal arts (history, english, law, political science, art)I have a very good friend who is passionate about history - do you know how many jobs are available?  

And much of this has to do with what is traditional in the market place regarding escrow flow... 

I built custom houses (some cost plus jobs) others traditional builds.