I'd recommend you pick a few that meet certain standards, and really start to sink your roots in where you can attain proficiency in making sound purchase decisions

Lenders that don’t require an appraisal will perform a desktop appraisal but will typically have a very conservative view on the value of the property to protect the company’s investment.

Find a deal that meets that criteria and talk to local hard money lenders. 

: Experts at sourcing viable properties to market for sale. 

If the client is in CA the community property state laws may help here (not entirely sure) depending on when the property was acquired but it would be a great question for an attorney as Jason mentioned.If they were married and went through a divorce it would be worth looking into how the divorce paperwork stated how that property would be handled.

If you're going to do a lot of D4D, then you might want to have that, too.When I do D4D, I use PropStream to locate a number of properties in a small geographic area. 

We meet the fourth Tuesday of each month.

Attend your local REI meet-ups and try to find someone who is currently house-hacking or has house-hacked in the past to learn from their experience.

If you're looking to scale and take full advantage of house hacking, look for a property on the larger end of the spectrum, ideally 4 units.

I would love to meet you when you come out some time.