You assume that there needs to be a pressing reason for selling for anyone to be motivated.

You'll be hard pressed to find an investment that provides that good of a return in today's market.

Time to press forward:)

I think the issue is: Will he be conductin business from the address (i.e. seeing clients,etc.) or is just a corporate status.If he is just forming a LLC to work as a consultant/contractor, that is just a legal status and you would be hard pressed to enforce that clause, and I don't see why you would want to.An example.

I would suggest starting by wrapping those properties into a singular commercial mortgage, that alone will press rate even lower freeing up more cash flow. 

My goal is to outsource or hire the "$10/hr tasks" that I shouldn't be spending time on anymore such as:Pipeline and Lead Generation:- Identify potential properties to buy near existing job sites- Project research- Deal analysis- Connect and message agents, investors, appraisers, attorney's and fiduciaries on Social media- Reach out to press publications- Contact sheetsDevelopment and Construction:- Contacting utility companies to remove and start service - set appointments, etc- Contacting Los Angeles Building and Safety for documents, submissions, appointments, etc- Get bids from vendors- Schedule appointments with vendors and follow upDoes anyone have experience with this and what has your experience been once you've gotten to this point?

In the last 2 decades I’d be hard pressed to find any friend, relative, acquaintance who does not live/ invest in the Bay Area speak optimistically about it.

@Joe Splitrock It’s been quite a rough 8 months for sure, but we must press on.

B) Press - Like I mentioned earlier, write guest posts for local online publications that educate their readers.

Apparently there continue to be a lot of 'forgotten' properties held by banks with more pressing or lucrative concerns.