In So Cal it is a challenge to find decent comparables.

You are from So Cal.  It

in so cal it would be RARE to have a lawyer involved in this transaction @David Weintraub  we are a title and escrow stateso take out the 1k  and the two addition doc review fee's 750 and 795  those are straight to the lender for his profit side.other than that fee's are fairly standard..

In parts of so cal its $1.10 per $1000 in transfer tax but these taxes vary all over CA.

Welcome @Glenn Tracy Absolutely love So Cal...it was hard to return to Ohio the last time I was in San Diego...best of luck on the site and feel free to reach out if you are interested in analyzing some deals in central Ohio...much better deals in the Midwest.

In markets such as so cal, it takes a little more creativity sometimes to get started, but don't get discouraged.

Homes prices were incredibly low there compared to The Bay Area and So Cal. It

It may not be the moment of the raise or the bonus, but the statistics show that it has occurred for decades in coastal So Cal.  It

I'm worried because my loan officer's worried and that makes the property look bad but I don't see why VA would not consider it eligible, from what I've heard they seem to guarantee loans for mixed use properties in a residential area all the time as long as its in a reasonable stand point so I don't see what the problem would be on something this simple.That's alright Cal, it's still good information to know.

Here in So Cal, it's hard to get a B neighborhood SFH to cashflow.