Believe me, it was tough to narrow down the cities for this year.

"Chunking out" can be a good strategy to spread out your tax burden over several years. 

@Mark Miles Thanks for sharing the info about the Poconos, I have an offer to purchase 3 STR all together spread out in the Poconos and still trying to decide about this area and how quickly I can have them up and running.

You're not ready to invest if you're overwhelmed and stuck.Figure out what you want to get out of it, what risks you want to cap and then that narrows your pursuit.

While you've taken the creative liberty of using an alias, the real issue here seems to be your penchant for continuously spreading misleading information all over the web (You've been BUSY).

The bid/ask spread will close the gap, but you will not see 2018 prices again.

Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.

Hello Tim,I have no experience with California or that specific code but I can tell you that anywhere you try to add a unit it is going to need to fire separated through any means that the fire could spread. 

So you really need a GREAT spread between your buy and sell price after the rehab.  

The downturn will eventually spread across the nation, and to a somewhat lesser degree affect those areas that had lower price appreciation.My timing prediction: the oncoming slow-motion housing crash will become very evident within 6 to 9 months after the first Fed rate cut.