FWIW there's locations here in CA where you can (in person) get fake DL, SS card, I9 cert, smog cert etc.

A few thoughts:1) I echo @Simon Ashbaugh recommendations. 2) I'd recommend talking with investment focused real estate agents and finding one that understands the area your interested in.  3) Get a investment analysis spreadsheet or use the Bigger Pockets Calculators to run numbers on as many properties as you can in your area (try to run calculations on 3-5 buildings per week) to figure out what's a good deal.

When I listed concerns of flagrant lease violations, gone unchecked (derelict vehicles, unregistered large breed dogs who are not picked up after, garbage scattered out in the yard, piles of debris; old tires, tv, kitchen sink, broken wheel barrow, all sitting out in plain sight for a month or more), wash machine drain hose running out a window and draining into the lawn.

Keep this ***** growing, you'll stay busy and you'll own some of the best stuff you can in that monetary range.

Keep posting on BP and network with as many people as you can in your area and you'll learn a ton. 

German Shepard's and many other breeds such as Malmutes have a tendency that one barks, they all bark till they get tired and then it stops.Last of all this is a cabin in the woods, the guy has every right to be there, with his dogs, and do whatever he wants while he is on his property.

Look, technically speaking Ken isn't wrong, one "can", in theory, use FUNERALS as a source for off-market deals, right.

I need to withdraw as much as I can in next 2 years within my tax bracket. 

Just joking (but they are indeed another breed), AZ is an overall great place to live and invest in. 

You can in fact use the rents to qualify to help get a higher purchase price approved.You are smart to be cautious because it will cost you money to start the mortgage process, pay for an appraisal, inspection etc.