Obviously, whatever you can do on rent will help your monthly cash flow.

We had a walkthrough which I always offer for obvious damages (ie holes in the wall.).

I've seen banks be very competitive with blanket loans that cover multiple properties and/or multi-family properties, e.g. 5+ units.Mortgage Brokers (obviously I'm biased) - Brokers have the ability to work with all of the above and can get you to the best lender for your scenario right away instead of having you waste your time with the wrong type of lender.

There’s an obvious housing shortage here in SoCal.

State Judges are obviously going to side with the state meaning your case is basically over before it started.

Obviously, there are properties that don't have any sort of wow factor from the outside.

AI is becoming obvious to me.

"There is an obvious advantage to buying on your own vs buying straight from a turnkey if the properties are overvalued."

I obviously have zero reviews. 

On the plus side they are super friendly there and I'm learning some Tagalog, but I'd rather be doing something more remunerative with my time obviously.