I'm willing to help this person in any way I can.

I am looking to use hard money for the purchase and my personal money for the reno.

Quote from @Shema Cochrane: @Amir Twig I've never been a fan of cold calling but I agree that it's great for adding that personal touch to your business. 

For a growth market to be growing, you need a lot of job and population migration. 

Call 3 references:  Verify that they work there, or that it is an actual person by asking where they work first, and don't mention who you are until after.  

There they are seeing both a great job market, a number of large employers moving in, and are still in the top ten of population growth nationwide. 

In today's climate where expense growth is exceeding rent growth, it's critical to have this dialed in and solve problems before they mature into gaping performance gaps in apartment operations.

Does someone have experience buying a foreclosed property and keeping the existing person/family living there and converting to a tenant? 

I haven’t personally heard of anyone going the SB1079 route, but I have done some research on it.

It truly boils down to personal preference.