@Kevin Waymire I have bought and sold 5,300 units.What specifically are you wanting to know?

If you provide more specific detail, and ask more specific questions, we will be able to provide answers in line with our knowledge/experience.  

This platform is great to network and making connections.

We’ve only foreclosed on a few properties, all without issue, so I’m uncertain what qualifies as 'airtight,' Jonathan.

Quote from @Guadalupe Batana: Many of those issues are more specific to big cities, but you can still enjoy the benefits of owning in California by exploring areas outside the urban core.

What would one of you suggest for a medium term operator whose tenants may be over using a specific utility like gas or electric.

If you have an issue, it gets costly quickly. 

I don't know about you but I am constantly on the hunt for consistency, consistency of income, of deals, of productivity, in my relationships...so that's my focus in all things not just real estate.So my vision to your question is a a state of total consistency of income and deals.I'm focused on the basics, which to drive me is even more specifically "making offers."  

We absolutely love it and are very interested in buying a multifamily investment property in the area specifically a duplex.

Hey @Paul LaValley welcome to the forums, and phoenix and Tucson are great markets, what makes you interested in those markets specifically?