Second favorite is rose bush so watch out and don't let them get to the neighbors...

Build a detailed profile & step into their shoes.

@Shawn Dandridge walk a mile in our shoes...

If I were in your shoes, I would purchase a multifamily...Since you can get one with little down and that way you are solving two issues...A place to live and investment property...Then do it again after your FHA loan allows you to move out.  

If I were in the OP's shoes I'd have gotten an attorney the minute I heard that the appeal involves a disability and an ESA.

That 2.7% rate is pretty special...If I were in your shoes, it would depend on what I could leverage that 200k into out of state.There is ample opportunity here in KC (my market...I work as a Realtor here and own 3 SFR as investments).

Erin - I would definitely be concerned in your shoes.

@Kiki Helland I'm not sure why you would want the appraiser to know about that...In both worlds I live in, buy and hold and fix and flip, I want the property to appraise for the MAX value that I can get it to and do not want the appraiser hitting me for things like that...It will cost you more money if you are doing this in a loan senario as most banks will lend 75% of the asset.If I were in your shoes, I'd be going back to the seller to ask for a discount on the faulty wiring and not passing anything along to the appraiser...just my .02

If you were in my shoes and going to start to buy in the greater LA area or SoCal in general, where would you start?

Wear athletic shoes or work boots.