Managing risks is key - you need to understand and minimize potential challenges like changes in the market, turnover of tenants, property upkeep, financial obstacles, and unforeseen costs.

That said, @Lorien Rollins has hers nailed down with minimal time input/wk 

Looking for some advice on how to minimize taxes in CA.

Finding a professional that understands how to help you minimize your tax liability while also remaining compliant can make a big difference.Let’s first start with the basics of understanding commercial property tax regulations.

I am also in the process of getting these properties into LLC's to minimize liability since these are now quite hefty assets.

Ideally putting minimal down and close in my LLC's name.Does anyone have a good experience with a PM lender that they can share or will recommend? 

I live very minimally at home currently, still with my parents, so I would only be spending about $350 a month total, including the loan (assuming I can get it for the time period I calculated, which is 3 years), so I would still be able to put aside about $11,000 for school, a car, and the downpayment for my first deal. 

Because of this, they're purchasing their own supplies/materials with very minimal labor expenses.

Main goal is minimizing risk with it being our first property but was able to obtain the house for 40+% less than listing price due to our cash offer and able to close ASAP.  

There's a reason why there are so many almost identical real estate skip trace services out there with minimal or no difference in their offering or pricing.I began researching skip trace data and services in 2014 and started Skip Genie in 2017.