My property manager said it will be $1500, including the lawyer, but more if a jury trial is requested. 

Many who are successful in real estate have found success through a lot of trial and error.

It’s like the nutrition and diet market out there for real estate; it’s hard to know how to navigate and who to trust.

If anyone had any tips or can share any positive (or not so positive) experiences they came across in their own trials with house hacking and multifamiles

I signed up for free trial on some website that allows to search property owner and filter the ones that have a high probability of selling.

We're keen on Rentler.com and, pending a few more weeks of trial, are likely to transition all our properties to it. 

@Roosevelt Carter Jr You might do a free trial on prostream.com.

Luckily, my zip code and the two neighboring zip codes were the hottest in San Diego County at the time.You can use Max Maxwell's ListSource strategy to find the hottest zip codes in your county.Get a trial to PropStream and search those 3-5 zip codes for owners that own 5+ properties AND bought a property in the last six months.

Reonomy might also have a free trial and give you basic property info. 

The truth is, you could read 100 books and still not know enough because certain things need to be learned through trial-and-error.