Also listen to the audio book on "no or low money down" by Brandon Turner (although affiliated with BP, it does have a lot of good information).  

I did not comprehend the financial implications, I did not know, it was just a gut feel I followed. 

Join your local Real Estate Investors Association (REIA) that is affiliated with National REIA Go to the National REIA website and they have a tab/page called "Find your local REIA". 

They are experts in doing evictions in the bay area.toddrothbardlaw dot com  no affiliation etc

Typically the management software companies have an affiliate partner as well.Best of luck and congrats!

It's your decision though.Where can I screen tenants:  There are a host of management softwares that work with the same affiliates. 

@Jose Guevarra NCE has a page on their website with affiliate groups.

My father didn't want to be on title or have any affiliation with the property.

Other onerous provisions are as follows: Increases notice requirements for rental housing providers to renew, nonrenew, terminate a tenancy or increase the rent.Allows judges to stay the execution of an eviction for up to 1 year.Specifies that housing providers may only seek rent in an eviction action, excluding fees, charges and penalties.Prohibits housing providers from recovering attorney’s fees in default judgments.Places limitations on the requirement that the tenant in an eviction action must pay rent into escrow.Strengthens the rights of a tenant in an eviction action to affirmative defenses and counterclaims.Prohibits owners from evaluating an applicant’s prior rental history in the resident screening process.Caps application fees to $20.Caps late fees to $50 or 5 percent, whichever is less.Limits security deposits to 1 month’s rent.NAA is working with the affiliate network to push back against similar policies being proposed around the country.

@Julie McCoy  The amount of money this refinery deals with is hard to comprehend