Hi everyone,

I live in SF Bay Area and have flipped few homes in east bay during last couple of years.

Would like to share some of the challenges I faced, and like to see what other experienced folks have to say a...

The crawl also appears to be quite moist, since there weren't any vapor barriers set up to prevent moisture from building up.I am worried that over time the soil could shift, causing the supports to give way.

I am still looking, and trying to shift my strategy to rent by the room/house hacking.

Historically the economy has shifted before, new jobs in new industries get created in placement of the outdated ones.

One approach might be to rehab the property like you otherwise would, which would include repairing the exterior to cover the crawlspace appropriately, and perhaps improve the drainage near and around the foundation to prevent soil erosion/shifting.  

I've done all this while maintaining a full time job working shift work.

“We are seeing significant demographic shifts that will lead to more renters.”While this is good news there are still concerns if the building happens to quick.

Things go south after that for a few years and then as always, it bounces back.Great break down of the market phases and shifting strategy to fit so you can stay active, safe, and profitable throughout the cycle.

If I had a real estate license I could immediately shift gears into listing mode and get a listing contract and work to find a buyer for their property which I could not do as just an investor.

Financing the deal - I have always used private money for our investing AND as aggressive as hard money and portfolio lenders are nowadays to earn investors' business; I am starting to shift to a combination of both depending on the situation.