East Bay, South Bay, Peninsula, or even by county; the amount of possible areas to research and gain a fundamental understanding of is seemingly immense. 

What you could legitimately do is graph out things like revenue growth, cash-flow growth, return on capital growth, etc. over the months and years you've been investing.  

If this is your first time fighting this particular issue (sounds like it is) then you'll likely do both of the following: (1) spend countless hours researching the issues involved; and (2) come out on top, unscathed, and with an immense amount of new knowledge downloaded into your brain.In the future, if this happens again, you'll know how to proceed (if you fight it now that is).

in certain areas where the water had settled.There's no water anymore, but the flooding so far damaged:A) 1/2 of one of the room's drop ceiling tiles [see pic set A]B) A couch which seems to have this "white growth" [see pic set A]B) About 1/8 of the main basement room's (sheetrock?)

The government is promoting growth at existing resorts.

This is why, during the interest rate hike (Q3 2022-Q4 2022), one of the highest appreciation growth is cash flow markets like Milwaukee or even Ohio cities, while the most negative appreciation city is the typical high growth city in the west coast.

My goal is to grow the CheckBook IRA LLC via flips.

Abilene has a steady growth rate.

This helps you grow much faster than waiting for your cash flow to grow enough to buy the next property so you're sacrificing cash flow now for more growth. 

A major part is that under 5 unit buildings are not subjected to rent regulations (for the most part).I also FULLY expect as the majority of Voters who are tenants will vote for their self-interest, which implies continuation of rent regulation laws or even enhancement of it.I think a RE Investor that can thread the needle in Rent Controlled Cities can be INCREDIBLY well rewarded.In fact, it's provides a very stable and consistent economic growth.