Not an answer to your question directly @Sherri Southwell, but a fun fact.Two doors down from my grandma's house is what was a funeral home the entire time I was growing up.Now, it's a children's daycare center bustling with activity and life. 

SF real estate is likely going to start to diverge more from south bay real estate, much like east bay real estate diverged 20-25 years ago as population density grew and traffic became more of an issue.Additionally, as SF becomes more of a hotspot for startups and VCs, more and more of the beneficiaries of the successful startups will also likely start to move north into Marin, which historically has been reserved for the rich, old guys who were retired and wanted to distance themselves from the hustle and bustle of the city.

I missed the hustle and bustle of SFH management and all the characters I would come across along the way.  

But what about this idea - what would stop a 7 year-old kid in BF Egypt from making bids on this house?  

I am a few blocks away from the hustle and bustle of Carson Street which features over 28 consecutive blocks of bars and restaurants.  

Navy Aviation Electrician working on mine countermeasures equipment, Industrial Electrician and Instrument Fitter(working in refineries, natural gas burning power plants, and a nuclear plant) and 6th Generation Cyberdrillship Electrician(working in places like Korea, Singapore, Angola, and currently off the coast of Egypt)are most of the jobs I have held in my lifetime so far.       

But here's my issue: I live in Portland, Oregon, a bustling real estate market with very high prices.From everything that I have gathered, owners of a home usually won't bother with seller financing in a strong market and that if a house IS offered via seller financing in a strong market, that means there is likely something fundamentally wrong going on... like a giant repair that needs to be done.Are you guys able to find good seller-financing deals in expensive markets like Portland?

It seems like there are a few little developments that have been introduced (mostly around the trax stop) and local businesses are taking over old warehouses but it is far from the bustling, eclectic, and hip place that people have been trying for.

And Boca still seems really fast-paced, hustle and bustle, "corporatey", kind of area.

Other areas I think are safe are El Portal, Lowry Park and Egypt Lake, Wellswood and West Tampa north of Columbus.