It skews it a little bit when you are comparing apples to oranges due to future expected maintenance costs. 

For heavily populated counties (which Orange County, CA definitely qualifies as), these are usually on the Web and free to look at. 

He's older and could easily draw disability with his leg but he works his butt off.

All expenses including HELOC payments (principal + interest) will need to come out of the rental income on a month-to-month basis.I am aware of the recent Orlando ordinance allowing home sharing (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-orla...), but will not be competing with them.Is this a good time to invest?

He should be glad and not charge  you an arm and a leg so he can focus on other things now and have his workload more balanced throughout the year.I don't know if realtyshares provided you an estimate K-1.

For example, you want to know if the seller has been doing snow removal for the past winter because one tenant broke his leg, even though snow removal was the tenants' sole responsibility.What issues, if any, have you had with the current and past tenants?

I am currently scheduling to attend my next meetup and would love and appreciate any suggestions on which events in the Long Beach/South Bay LA/North Orange County areas you guys have attended.Thank you again for your time and I am looking forward to embarking on this journey together!

I'm from Orange County so I'm about 2 1/2 hours away, therefore I wouldn't be the best expert for you. 

Hello BP,I was wondering if anyone had referrals to quality and cost effective hard wood floor refinishers.Mahalo,Matt

BP,Currently living in Orange County, CA and looking for a long term rental property.