In Cali appraisers have no choice but to defer back to older comps no matter how far they go back or how far they have to navigate away from the area.BTW, FYI, This is also a very pervasive challenge for folks who want to purchase a HUD MH on a private lot or parcel surrounded by other SFR's in the immediate area.

So, what's the new alternative?

This job taking up a lot of my time which i would rather be using to get me towards my goal of financial freedom of which real estate investing is my vehicle of choice!

Else, I am going to have to look at alternative options to fund my purchase and rehab.Thank you all in advance

An alternative I've thought of is doing the 1-2 apartments thing to get started, but with such high vacancy in Calgary we wouldn't be confident to get a renter, let alone a good renter that can cover our costs.

I have offered some guests the choice to pay through Paypal, which has a significantly lower service fee, but is there a free site that I can use?  

It is a competitive market but I'm sure your other choices are too.

If you are going to use an alternative funding source you must also find a suitable "long term rate" or have a plan to exit out of the Hard money loan within a year or two.  

Carpet is depreciated on a 5 year schedule (or 9 with the alternative plan).

Where do I enter my alternate number in the future to have them call that?