I like these properties, but I would “fine tooth comb” the property before I pulled the trigger because a slip up on a property that needs a lot of work has more potential consequences than a light rehab.

Then what you're talking about is extremely, extremely expensive teardowns, with the so-called "missing middle" being put there to maximize the economic return, which means that you will have extremely expensive rent/buy condos/townhomes/2-3-4-plexs.California suffers from the perfect storm of stupid policies, bad street planning (that's actually getting worse), some real actual natural constraints to building, and receiving a massive local inflation hit from not only the Fed's money printing machine but also from overseas investors who also have monopoly money looking either a place to dump some cash or somewhere to have an anchor baby.

In the long run, I aim to become a broker and delve into development, but for now, baby steps :PHappy to be here, to learn, and connect with the community!

That's the going price for 2000sq ft new builds (this one has a killer view too).

My wife and I are expecting a baby here in the next few weeks, and the process has been much cheaper and easier than it was with traditional insurance. 

It might not be the best best rate but the application process has been fairly simple and while I have my primary loan officer it is not uncommon for me to send correspondence to his boss that I have known throughout the years who is the head of the mortgage department for all of their branches during the process too.

I was especially elated to see the light at the end of the tunnel on this reno as I’m currently pregnant with our second child, and had both hoped to be able to help my husband complete this job before I’m huge, and actually have a done house by the time baby # 2 arrives.

Many of the proposed changes make sense but two of the changes are simply a disaster and an example of throwing the baby out with the bath water. 

Sweat equity baby.

Sweat equity baby What was the outcome?