It'd be better to pocket the cash in my opinion and invest elsewhere.It seems like there's a bit of conflict between where you are and where you'd like to be.

California also has Proposition 19 rules to consider, which might impact property tax reassessments if the transfer is not between parent and child. 

I'm extremely new when it come to real estate. I'm a second year accounting student in Ottawa ON and I have been looking into sales on assignment as a way to real way to get into the felid of real estate. I don't have...

.: @Nathan Gesner   Hmmmm....thanks for asking....i thought there was a law change quite a while back, maybe over 10 years ago, which prohibited smaller landlords like me for getting SS#s. 

If you are single or married with a small child, buying a duplex or 4plex should work well.  

Their debts would include not just car payments, student loans, and credit card payments but also things like child support paid.

Tools like AirDNA, Mashvisor, or even Airbnb itself can provide insights into guest demographics.

It is mid year and this tenants mom (co-signer) wrote the following note;I am writing to formally request the early termination of my child's lease at location in San Jose due to a medical illness that renders him unable to continue attending college.

If you have ever played the Cash Flow Game, you are pretty much the poster child character in the game for a high-income investor.

You will be waiting a long time - that as mentioned was a black swan event just like when they went to like 18%.Historically speaking expect rates to be between 5-8%. my recommendation to anyone buying real estate today is if you buy, expect to hold it for atleast 5 years