We tried offering seller financing, money toward buying down someones rate, etc.

To buy a home with for 100K and 44K in rehab with 12.99% interest (which is high) and 3% origination (also on the higher side), assuming 85% LTC, your total loan will be 122,400 (78,400 for purchase and holdback of 44K).

The guest became defensive and pointed out that 7 rolls of toilet paper (12 guests over 4 days) was not sufficient (lol) and they had to buy more tp, paper towels, and trash bags.

If one has put down 20% on an investment property, how can you get the full value out of that property so you can turn around and buy another?

If it were me I would sell and deploy that capital elsewhere because your ROE is so low compared to buying somewhere with better available financing.

The strategy we will use is buy and hold rental properties out of state.

Looking for advice on selling my home and buying a multiunit.

I'm just curious...I'm here in CA, and with the cost of housing, I'm always wondering if my home is too large and if I should be finding other ways to invest my money, such as buying rental property (2 town homes instead of a house for example) and moving into a house later. 

When I buy or sell my personal residence, I ALWAYS use the top agent in the area.  

what would you need to buy it at for it to make sense?