Starting out as a wholesaler appeared to be the best place to start in Real Estate for me.

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But maybe your tenant reaching out and mentioning that they're going to be forced to file a police report for fraud could generate some traction...obviously the real objective here is to just get the seller to call you back...

I do a good bit of long distance real estate investing and I am considering going into as new area. 

You should be going to real estate investor meetups to meet other, more experienced investors, instead of looking at markets farther away before you really know what you are doing.

You purchased $500K in real estate. 

Furthermore, California has a very anti-landlord and anti-real estate investor government that can cause you all sorts of other problems as well. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

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