Find the best agent from your REIA and get the name from the president of the REIA You need a team of agents they can negotiate on your behalf.

The HOA's were documented at $75/mo, and the 'president' of the association signed that they seller was paid up at that monthly fee on the warranty deed.  

You're looking for a motivated seller and you're looking to help them sell their house either by wholesaling or perhaps lease  option assignmentsRemember if you act as a principal in the transaction you don't need a license most of the time so you could offer a seller to buy their property on Subject to or on a wraparound mortgage or lease with an option with the intention to assignI would join your REIA president and talk to your president about donating time in exchange for learning the business of real estate investingKnow that this business is first and foremost looking for 4 things:1. 

This is a great question and one that I hear often...Full disclosure -- I am the founder and president of one of the first turnkey property investment companies in the U.S. 

Rene

As CEO for Nest Egg Assets LLC, I have raised money for over $5M of various real estate finance and development projects in the last 3 years.In my spare time, I am Vice President of the board of Gemini Cricket of Silicon Valley, a non-profit organization, focused on bettering the lives of parents of multiples.

@Jeremy MckenzieThink of it this way, anyone can assign or sell a contract e.g. a lease, an option, a sale and purchase contract.The department of real estate of many states want people clear on what they are selling, houses or contracts, especially not happy about selling -marketing houses on the Internet when they only have an assignable contract.Talk to your Reia president and an attorney that knows LA realty laws.

Lot's of resources here for you Rene. 

Condo HOA is another expense and they can be annoying with the rules and board members can change from year to year which means every new president wants to come in and make their own rules and enforce rules.

Our university president came out and said that if the state does not release the funds for education than the university will have to shutdown until further notice.