If you have any tips for a complete beginner, I’m all ears!

One tip is to start looking into meetups to connect with investors / others in the REI game (in person/online).

These are good questions, but keep in mind that a month of obsessive research is still the absolute tip of the iceberg.

Any tips?

Any tips on managing joint ownership or deciding to hold or sell would be greatly appreciated. 

Wholesaling isn't my specialty, but for those wholesalers I've worked with generally aren't looking to give you personal tips or strategies to be more consistent, they're generally just say, "get a list, call all of them, and then follow up in a week" or something similar.

Negotiation tip #47, make it as simple as possible for the other party to accept your terms.

Do you want this thing to be the tipping point for them to leave and you have turnover costs and a vacant unit? 

I would like to see what the local tricks and tips are to protecting ourselves as landlords in California thank you my name is Ryan have a good day

I guess that tipped him off that I, or someone, was coming, because the new contractor got a call from Chris.