Like mentioned above - selecting tenants is key as the landlord laws have not been moving in our favor. 

Was scary timing but in the end I think it worked in our favor as Covid contributed to somewhat of housing supply shortage as well as increased demand in larger rural properties with people wanting to flee the cities.

This may work in your favor.  

I live in Southern CA and would like to move to San Diego in the near future so investments in that area would be favorable even though it is a competitive market.. maybe long distance investing could be an option?

@Jay HinrichsHe sent out an email to his buyers list in favor of a presidential candidate.

Obtain your financing in your name not the LLC3.Quick claim deed it back to the LLCBased on the rule from my previous reply this is allowed and the bank can not exercise the right to call the note on the transfer.Option BObtain Commercial financing in the name of the LLC and close it in the LLC which will not have as favorable terms as the Residential loan. 

You may feel like this is a terrible thing, but he probably done you a favor showing his true colors so early in the partnership.

For example, Brandon Turner has mentioned on the BP podcast that Hawaii tends to be extremely favorable for adding ADU’s.  

The Conventional renovation program will definitely have more favorable interest rates and terms than a hard money loan.

The general consensus here is to find out what it's actually worth as a house-hack, compare to what they're asking, dig into the potential appreciation and then send in an offer.I would advise two or three offers: one a little lower on a loan and another with buyer-favorable terms, higher-priced seller-financing and let the seller know that you will be living in it!