In addition the majority of the not so experienced are either out of state (OOS) or planning on going OOS.So I am not recommending against going to the San Diego BP social as much as 1) setting an expectation 2) suggesting you may want to go to a meetup maybe associated with an RE investor club.BTW there used to be a near monthly BP Meetup at various RE investment properties. 

Also, the association controls finances, insurance and many other things, a friend of mine has a condo in a unit mainly controlled by Canadians that are seasonal, in their infinite wisdom they decided to not maintain flood insurance for the development (they are in a flood zone)  now the units are unfinanceable , so the values are lower because only cash buyers can buy in the building.

From the day we take title you then have 180 days to sell the properties you want to exchange into this new property.Reverse exchanges can be a great way to lock up your new asset first and mitigate some of the risk associated with trying to get someone to give you a contract contingent on several sales. 

@Kevin Ferguson thank you, how would I look for an internship with (currently) an associates degree and no real estate experience nor license ?

There is a meet up in Chico every month at the local Realtor Association office (Sierra North Valley Realtors) just fyi.

@Arthur C.From a financial perspective you are prolly worse off with the $412,000 offer if you are using a real estate agent.The real estate agent will take 6%(whatever % you agreed to) off $412,000 instead of $400,000.6% of $12,000 is $720There may also be other costs associated with selling it at a higher gross cost(each county is different).I can understand why the seller would want to buy it for $412,000 with the $12,000 seller credit.

This means you'll probably find it harder to rent the properties (increased vacancy rate), more difficult tenants to deal with, more constant tenant turnover (and the costs/hassle associated with that), etc.Also how old is the property?

You can use Cozy or your state LL association for background checks, credit reports, and docs. including leases.

As I mentioned initially a lot of people on BP are anti-condo, so it simply means you'll have fewer fellow investors competing with you.HOAs can be a pain in the neck, and condo associations are more invasive.

Account Closed, How we do ours is we have the renter fill out the paperwork as a normal lease, which includes everything a basic tenant would pay for that property (i.e. utilities, and any associated maintenance, first month rent, security deposit, etc.) if they were renting from us.