So that entry level is way different.

Yes prices are crazy in our area and the barrier to entry is high.

He discovered a problem with the light fixture in the entry way and has offered to replace it with a similar light fixture that he found for $50 at Home Depot.

So did police force entry,, what's the damages to the property at this point.. ????

They were SFH that have been converted in a sense to be a mock multifamily property (blocked off stairwells, added entry points, separated down the middle essentially).

Folks that were able to enter the market post 2009/10, received a great entry point.Since you are both from the bay area, I'd be curious to know what your REI advice has been to millennials? 

This program will be available to all Owner Occupant purchasers using FHA -insured financing (i.e. 203b, 203b with repair escrow, and 203k Rehabilitation) whose offer is accepted during the month of June.This is a great opportunity for an owner occupant to buy a HUD home with a very low entry point

Even so, this debate is meaningless because it assumes you're not targeting your entry and exits into the market.  

There are currently three openings into that room: from the front entry straight ahead, from the living room, and from the kitchen. 

If I invest as a LP in a PE Fund, in which I am a minority partner (less than 5%) and my son ends up working for the GP at some later date as an entry level analyst, does the investment become prohibited?