I do have some leeway here typically too though as the buying agent, investor, and property management company owner, but also always like each deal to stand on its own for resale purposes. 

Try the SDCIA which stands for the San Diego Creative Investors Association by Check it here

@Eamonn McElroy My original questions stand, how do people get a tax loss, unless all these properties don't have positive cash flow (85$/month isn't much)?

You need to move fast when you get a list because the home owners are going to be getting bombarded with mail and you want yours to be early and to stand out. 

I’ve learned very quickly that people will step all over you if you don’t take a stand.

I have been as nice, professional and respectful as possible throughout this situation as when I had initially met him he seemed like a highly motivated stand-up guy.

If you were standing in front of it you'd probably just think to yourself, "Wow, this house has a big side yard!"

I was wondering what is more detrimental to structural: standing water for couple of days or rain pouring in over months?  

Long standing relationship with both companies that completed them and the company that did the sewer scope called right after to go through the findings 1x1. 

When we close in less than 15 days from executed contract, it's almost always a homebuyer or real estate investor that has a little bit of the OCD going on, someone who can't stand to have boxes unchecked, and needs to "whack a mole" whatever we ask for within 90 minutes of us asking.