With $100k saved up and your brother’s income, you’re in a solid position to make some moves.To address your questions:Investing Route: Since California’s market is tough for first-time investors, out-of-state properties can definitely offer better opportunities.

@Alecia Loveless, I agree for a cosmetic issue not affecting habitability isn't anything that needs to be addressed immediately.

Send me the addresses and I'll look them over. 

What’s your email address? 

If the owner is an LLC, you can try to check online Corporate records to see who the agent for the LCL is and their address.

How they've been in the property for 2 months storing their dogs there with no rehab movement, while putting sweat equity into it, but haven't addressed the foundation or any rehab issues yet.

Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

Send me the address in a DM man thanks!  

Please post addresses of properties you have purchased in last 2 years.  

He/she has the address of the rental.