My question to y'all good folks: Do you know of, or can you recommend, a company or brokerage that deals in property management in California that I could work for full-time and learn everything there is to know? 

If the reduction helps the property rent in less than a month, then you have only lost $1200 over a 12 month period of time.

you do have the ability to close your account at any time. 

Real Estate Professional = 750 hours and more time on real estate than anything else.

It was kind of a bad spot in my life at the time.

Welcome,I am a fellow Canadian, have spent lots of time in Alberta, as I am a pipe fitter by trade.

Build a team with all that time in the morning and and the time you have by walking up early etc. 

Would love to hear thoughts from experienced investors—does this approach make sense for a first-time real estate deal?

If you meet the bank's other requirements, then SBA will come in with 35-40% on top of the bank's 50% to lower the down payment to 10-15% (depending on property type).In our case, the previous owners had run the place as a part-time hobby, so the historical P&L's looked like crap. 

My two year at the time old grab the edge to help stand up from the seated position on the floor and the glass stop slid off and almost caused severe harm.