LaShandaOut West some title companies will do that.

Purchase price: $290,000 This is a project I helped complete as an Acquisition Manager for Hudson West.

Off-market, abandoned, boarded up property is the "Wild West" of real estate. 

With mountains to the west, why is the city not growing to the east, or is that considered too far away from downtown?

I'd like to stay within 50 miles of my job, so I've been researching the market in Somerville and Manville NJ and as far west as Easton, PA.

I could also use the money I have now to start a small business like a vending mashing route or start a small business back home in west Africa.

We are furnishing it with nice-ish furniture (West Elm and CB2.)

The mid-west market may be something to consider as well since you're able to make those California dollars stretch quite a bit further - something to consider as you're looking at markets! 

There are still opportunities for rentals, but there are a lot of people with a lot of money willing to invest in a "college town" because they heard on a podcast somewhere it is a great idea.My advice would be to invest in Lansing, just West of East Lansing, between the Capitol and campus. 

I also don't buy in Ohio or anywhere in th Mid West anymore.