I could be totally off here and using Indy thinking as far as the numbers go, but this seems a bit high to me on a $45K dealHope that helps! 

@Jaideep SawhneyI looked into the Platinum before the lockdown for a client, there is a reason it is so cheap.

@Jordan Schuld You're very right that there is so much to take in - there's always something to learn in REI.  

The whole RE environment is so rapidly changing so I would like to know if any planning commission people or investors can help with these questions.Thanks for posting!

As far as your second question, there always be distressed and real estate like all things gets rundown overtime, so yes there will always be opportunities.

As far as credibility, you are telling people you are investor looking for cash deals.

I am still new to this and this information is so so so helpful!!! 

When I house hacked my first property, he proposed an agreement with the tenant on a new rent price upfront because the verbiage of SB608 is so poorly written by politicians.

Purchase a duplex in San Diego and live in one unit - PROS: essentially get help paying my mortgage via rental income, proximity to rental property, maximizing FHA loan on a more expensive property (maximizing my down payment in a low interest rt environment) CONS: The market is so unbelievably expensive and rents are not comparatively high enough to really make most moves profitable, high Debt to Income ratio thereby limiting my ability to purchase again2.

We might have lucked out, as far as the timing of everything.