They usually sell for a really attractive price because investment property financing is (obviously) difficult, somewhat limiting the buyer pool to owner-operator small business owners (who in turn are typically great clients, as well).  

If they are difficult, the current landlord may not give you a straight answer because they want them to find a place and move out.

CA is an expensive market and regarding tenant laws in my eyes more complicated/difficult as a rookie landlord.

I was a college athlete whenever I learned about BiggerPockets and really started my investing career.

Still, maybe you are over complicating it by trying to buy MF (a difficult asset to manage) on the other side of the county in an area that you have no experience investing in. 

I would focus on getting a solid job/career then going into a house hack. 

Syndicator #2 buys apartment buildings in the Detroit area and is looking for a bigger project.My hesitancy is that my money is tied up in that syndication and it would be difficult to get it out and I didn't see what the tax benefits were especially a real estate debt fund. 

Myself I have personally done a few PPMs and funds in my career but am not in the day to day like those two aforementioned.

It's very cheap and not difficult to maintain bond/license/insurance.

These can make crunching numbers a bit more difficult because due to the guessing game.