Go to GET STARTED > EVENTS AND MEETUPS at the top of your screen.

I would say that is not a great way to start.

Especially anywhere in California, and particularly Los Angeles county.Talk to longtime neighbors who might know story and whereabouts of owner, but don’t accept as fact.I’d start with researching who the record owner is.

You started by saying that you have Local bank relationship. 

Start with VRBO and Airbnb and use their iCal function to sync calendars. 

When I first started out, I was insuring everything with USAA.

I currently have about 50,000 saved and want to start putting it to use, knowing real estate is one of if not the safest investments.

They got into escrow, and then the tenant started to create a real challenge for the seller and ended up taking them to court for performance/lot line issues on the property.

When I was getting started, I watched a ton of real estate podcasts on YouTube there's a wealth of knowledge to be gained from YouTube University!

Then sell the property and start doing fix and flip or fix and rent. ( I prefer to sell this property as it 100km away from my student rentals. ) Not sure if I should renovate the lower unit to sell.