My opinion is that there are good deals that can be found in any market on the MLS sometimes you just need to be more creative than others.

My strong work ethic, shaped by witnessing my family's dedication to our business working 7 days a week for over 10+ years, fuels my pursuit of financial independence.I've dedicated myself to mastering the intricacies of real estate investment and creative financing strategies.

@Robert Goldman this is genius!

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I was just wondering was it a way to creatively get this done.

Get creative, find ways to mitigate your risk.

You don't wait for great deals, you create them -- through marketing, negotiating, creativity and just plain hard work.

You are going to have to use non-qualifying loans such as DSCR and creative finance.

There're lot of creative  strategies that can be used in Bay Area.One thing I learn: while it's okay to follow all suggestion in BP, but every strategy should be tweaked to gain abnormal returns.here is one example, last night I saw MLS listing for ugly homes in San Mateo around 800k, I really can't non-stop think to upgrade/rehab those houses LOL.

The down payment on these would be slightly over 10k and doable if you save some cash and look for creative financing for the rest (family, friends, other investors).