Second, I let the tenant know I know their criminal history and tell them to leave.

Otherwise if they have been good for the past year, I'd leave it at that.

It seems a shame to leave it there empty.

I had 2 weeks to pack my stuff and leave the rest behind.

Then they would pass us and leave without further ado. 

My goal is to continue to acquire more cash flowing rentals to eventually leave my day job and just self manage the rental properties. 

Other areas of concern are wetlands, flood plains, endangered species, archtectural and historic significance. 

Without going into too much detail, my current situation stems from selling a previous company via partial owner financing, only for the new owner to default on the purchase, leaving me in this position.For traditional financing, I understand I’ll need at least one, if not two, years of solid credit history, tax filings, and other financial documentation.

True although the fires this year just adds to the reasons to leave California (excessive taxation and regulation, overbearing political correctness, downtowns littered with feces, etc.).

I was looking to put 80k cash into then refi afterwards and possibly getting 130k. 130k on mortgage would be close to $800 only leaving $200 in cash flow each month.