I am most interssted in protecting personal assets and if possible isolating any judgement against one property from the others as well.

What you want to do is go look at the roof after a long rain.

It'll get rain in it to sit and really smell.

We received a ton of rain in July. 

Good attorneys have many cases available to them, and unless they have a really good reason to take on a case that requires extra discovery time/costs with a smaller chance of producing a viable settlement or judgement, they often will lean toward pursuing cases with people having properties in their personal names.

This way you are not bleeding the lot rent monthly in addition to making repairs and marketing.Everyone here respects your ambition and determination to move forward in this niche rain or shine.

Therefore any judgement against this tenant is pretty much null and void.  

In CA, since most people now are getting a deficiency judgement waived, the redemption period isn't allowed.

also there are judgements against the property, how do i go about continuing to advance on this property and not get completely screwed if the "owner" has massive liens against the property that will put me upside down on this?

I got a judgement in my favor.