Buying real estate may seem difficult now being in your shoes, but buying is actually the easiest part while owning is the hard part.

I have walked in your shoes 3 times in S.

If you step out of a contractor's shoes how would you recommend the homeowner make sure the roof is done properly if a city inspection is not performed?

Put yourself in the seller's shoes: if they have two offers on the table and one is from an unknown out of state lender (or national, faceless, on-line lender) and the other has closed tons of deals with your agent and is a known quantity, who do you think you'd go with?

If I were in your shoes I would be locating a city outside of Cali.

Put your track shoes on and run.  

@Anthony Bibbins Never Split The Difference, Richest Man in Babylon, As A Man Thinkith, Shoe Dog.These are 4 of my favorites, should keep you busy for a while

I'd kill it and re-asses my entire team if I were in your shoes.

Put yourself in my shoes, how would you go about this list of private money lenders, knowing that's all you have available at the moment?

She will have to meet the nice judge and explain herself there...I wouldn't want to be in her shoes.