I have heard from clients that evictions in California (and some other states) can take up to a year if the tenant actively resists and costs thousands of dollars in legal and other fees (not to mention the accumulated damage over the extended eviction period).

Unless you feel it it looks exactly like real wood (and its really resistant to abuse).

Resist the temptation of focusing on quick cash, wholesale/flipping strategies or at least temper it by simultaneously building long term wealth with rentals when it makes sense to do so, the goal being passive income or mailbox money that you can use for retirement, children's college education, etc. 

Classic...couldn't resist bumping!

I couldn't resist buying it because the sellers agreed to fiance my 20% down payment at 2% with $200 per month payments for 5 years with a balloon then.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

The appeal of large payments makes it difficult to resist.

It may be hard for me to resist paying cash for super cheap rundown places.

Tenants that were resistant, I simply told them that unfortunately this is the way out business is going and at lease renewal time I would be ending our lease agreement.

Talk to the realtor, they are more likely to work with the owner, the thing is, they already spent time, effort, and money to list the property, be reasonable and offer him/her enough to cover expenses and a little more for the family, so it will be least resistance.