BRRR allows me to recycle the funds.

Other than that we keep recycling what works. 

Here in Salem, MA we have gone to the big black bins for trash and the blue ones for recycling.  

One we are using is to use 4 milk crates and an air mattress with a bedspread for a bed (and a do not use sign!).

The won't recycle.

I'd get a residential mortgage appraisal, ordered through a residential lender (so that same appraisal can be recycled later and you don't have to pay twice), during your inspection period to identify if that is the case or not.

I often use a neighbor on the block to handle trash/recycling for me.

Why sell the cow when I'm still receiving milk especially on the homes in California.

Quote from @Scott Kimminau: Your tenant is attempting to milk you, or your insurance company, for money.When a tenant initiates action through an attorney without talking to you first, that should be a sign that they are not your friend.

You can basically recycle your same 50k over and over again to keep buying properties.