The Boston MFR market is just plain nuts and the same holds true for pretty much anything inside RT 128 and even out to many parts of the inside-495 belt.In general, you'll find property values increase the closer you get to Boston. 

Based on my general observation, the cash flow gets better as you get away from the coast.

If you have any more questions about the home buying process or the Sacramento market in general, feel free to reach out and I'll try to get you pointed in the right direction :-)

@Rick Thompson in general the reason to use Heloc and pay cash is to get a better deal by removing financing contingency and being able to close quickly.

I’ve never seen a property rehab a fire damage house.Does the normal general contractor come out and draw up an estimate for repairs or is there a special person?

Generally, I would just stay out of rough neighborhoods unless that's what you want to specialize in.

We are selling our idea to a Lender for a loan but we are also kind of selling the property in general.

I even went as far as scheduling an inspection for the property until I realized that what I really needed was a general contractor.

Generally speaking, we don't like anything with an HOA because of the cost and the hassle, but I don't know your market and what non-HOA props might be available.As others have said, the area makes a huge difference.

I was asking in a general sense.