I am concerned with rent control as well....The lease is for one yearI know from basement tenant that they signed lease with the sister (but the lease has previous owner's name)if it is fraud - it will be her word against minebasement tenant are probably here illegally and I doubt they would testify

My friend Carrie, Victor, Daryl, my sister, ex-brother in law and my father in law have all lent us money to buy and rehab properties.

Or even north Santa Barbara County like Santa Maria or Lompoc? 

My brother and sister in law are Venice Realtors with over 30 years of experience if you want a good contact. 

My returns also got a bit too complicated with niche REI stuff for the great tax guy I used for many years and still does my parents and sisters taxes.They handle other REI guys and attend some REIA groups I went to and knew about bonus depreciation, K1, cost segs, schedule E and HELOC junk used for investing and private lending.

@Maria Putnam my focus has been tax sale for 20 years.

I absolutely will sister !

Kris is actually quite inspiring and has a few pretty cool stories, like when he saved his sister from a rip tide in the ocean. 

Quote from @Gavin Horkheimer: Quote from @Travis Biziorek: Quote from @Maria Bolivar: Quote from @Arsen Atanasovski: Detroit hands down! 

My father would help with our down payment and my sister would cosign with me.