If I had the information I could tell you the EXACT number of possible deals available in any city at a certain point in time, so that means there are not an infinite amount.

An earlier post mentioned the fine for discharging refrigerant into the atmosphere; although you might not get caught, see link for some examples of enforcement:https://www.epa.gov/ozone-layer-protection/enforce...And intimate knowledge of electronics is not the same as intimate knowledge of the NEC - if you said you had the latter, doing your own wiring and breaker panel work would certainly make more sense.Where I am located, the electric power company will not turn power on for a building that had service disconnected for some long time without first having an independent third party electrical inspector sending paperwork to the electric company stating that the service line and existing meter and panel is safe - so this might be something you would want to become familiar with in case your electric company has a similar requirement.

I buy 2 properties in LA, in a neighborhood ~20-40 minutes away from me that I am intimately familiar with and self manage them, which is easy since they are quality properties with quality tenants, and I know they are quality tenants because I personally screened and selected them.

He did not ensure utilities were turned on and billed to him on the date of move in, as per his lease agreementIf the utility company could not turn them on in time for the tenant to move in, then don't move in.  

May just keep buying houses under city violation in lower income areas for rentals. so you want to make 80 to 100k on a 200k flip.. yup that was a very small window in time.. 

That's going to be a personal assessment based in time, costs, returns, etc.But there is also another thing to consider in all this.

The "inflation" that consumers are experiencing is much more to due with disruptions to supply chains that aren't resilient to disruption (just in time as opposed to just in case). 

Even doing renovations many's been the time I've pulled it out to scrape, cut, file, or tighten something without having to leave the spot I'm in. Time

I’m out of town until April first but I’ll try to be there if I’m back in VA in time.

I figure it saved me about 40 bucks in canned tomatoes, all told, though the canning took maybe 2 hours in time.