I would say that 80% of the Building Inspectors I worked with over the years (in SoCal) were on a power trip.

The chances of you getting all those months of rents in back-pay would be slim, since it will most likely end in a collection agency trying to get the money but a collection agency will get 40% of whatever they can get.What we need to do is somehow find and get a powerful, influential San Diego landlord association together to file a class action lawsuit against the State of California and the Judicial Council to get all missed rent payments so that it doesn't have to go to a collection agency where there's no guarantee of us getting anything back or only 60% best case scenario.What pisses me is that unemployed people in California can apply for unemployment and would have been receiving $4000 / month for the past 3-4 months which is more than enough to pay for rent, food, electricity, etc.

and deal with power lines, water lines and sewer, maybe seal the well. 

Here is the how I would explain it to a kindergartner:The true power of a 1031 exchange is the ability for an investor to meet their investment objectives without losing equity to taxation.With more money they can buy larger, multiple, or more productive properties.What is the alternative?

With that capital, I’m planning to either dive into a larger multifamily project in Detroit or grab a small duplex or quad in San Francisco.To reach that $500k mark, I’m leaning on the power of cash-out refinancing.

Read a few books on real estate investing to learn the power of leverage.

It's an incredibly powerful hack if you do meet the criteria.In other words, marry a real estate agent who's an RE Pro!

If your land can sustain a data center (power requirements are huge) then the land would sell for a pretty penny.

A very in trusive law, that doesn't accomplish much exept gives this obscure agency a lot of power.

Which I have heard a guru say he uses as a technique, no escrow, simple paperwork between buyer and seller.