It will save you a ton of money upfront and you'll gain the experience to upgrade to larger deals.  

They won't learn those items until they actually do deals. 

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

Without more info this sounds like a less than optimal deal.

There are tons of deal flow out there.  

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? 

To fund your next deal, explore conventional loans (15-25% down), FHA loans (3.5% down for house hacking), DSCR loans (based on rental income), or HELOC/cash-out refinance if you have equity.

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

Cash invested: $60 Sale price: $365,000 Sub-to deal with homeowner pre-foreclosure How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

However, you can always get a DSCR loan if your deal works- but you'll still need a down payment.