Figure out a campaign where you can parlay all of those tactics. 

If I had to wager black or red, I'd put my money on the App bubble.  

@Jay HinrichsIf the house is occupied and has significant equity I would wager that 95% of the time it ends in BK.

I also am wagering that if this was not a large complex, the fact that there is a property manager means the landlord is more likely to hire a lawyer.You are correct though, that if this was a rental owned and operated by an individual, in their own name, they could 100% represent themselves.

I would like to parlay this into a situation where we can take care of the grandmother and leverage the equity for investment in other income property. 

I know this hardly sounds like a problem but my thoughts are as follows;  The value is $450k so if we sell while California real estate is on this unrealistic high we pocket $225k cash and how many homes in the Midwest could we parlay this money with? 

I would wager that this would help with appraisal values.

And, you get that money right away to parlay right back into your activities.

The down side is that I would wager that being a real estate agent has one of the highest attrition rates of any career field. 

@Robert Jensen - We have clients who have bought in East Oakland and parlayed their equity via 1031 into another property (essentially trading up), and using the remaining funds to purchase a 2nd property.