They will also have their rights extinguished and a judge will sign an order to have the liens released.This is a high-level strategy that requires a lot of knowledge and some cash as you will not be able to purchase these properties using financing.

Great, docs are signed. 

(that CA so ignorantly enforces)...Not sure if any of that makes since...it's was just a thought...what are yours  Yes you want them to sign their rights away to avoid an eviction process.

There are some positive signs on the horizon.

You could put something together and have each party sign it with a notary.

The rental values alone suggest a lower tier neighborhood but are their signs the neighborhood will turn in the near future?

If you signed a new lease with a $100 increase today, then when lease renewal came around 1 year from now, you would be up to $1000 with that $50 increase.

If there are things set up in the back to sell, that's a bad sign.

Each tenant also signs a lease agreement for added security. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.