This ensures that any payout for damage or liability can be processed more smoothly, and it can help protect your interests if something happens on the property. 

I desire to begin investing asap so I started the process of  learning as much as I can by reading and watching videos.

I would look into the process of making that legal space.

My suggestions would be in this order:(a) Determine the type of financing you qualify for - this will short cut the process considerably and save time on investment angles and next steps.

Quote from @Jin Zhang: You initiate the process by filing a 3-day Notice.

Given how the housing authority does their rent price determination on individual units, and government ran programs are never beacons of efficient processes, it can go either way.Note, the examples I speak of only relate to C-Class and below areas.

I decided to work with them but this turned into a long process of approximately 6 months. 

Acquisition,  processing, etc. perhaps. 

My son began the process of Multifamilies a few years back based on teaching of @Michael Blank.

If they did it would likely go back to letting the cities do whatever they want to do, and those legislatures would have their process, so it is difficult and takes a lot of time.