I'm very new to MTR and investing in general, but I'd like to know if even close to being on the right track!

If you cannot get Joe McCall to refund your money and/or convince your parents to assist you in RE, then maybe you need to further your skill set.

For your GA LLC, filing correctly is crucial since you're based in CA and may need to handle multi-state tax filings.A real estate tax accountant can guide you on deducting renovation costs (likely capitalized rather than expensed for a flip), managing depreciation for investment properties, and tracking expenses related to your flip.

Others recommend tools like Stessa or Buildium to track actual costs and project future expenses. 

That said, if you have a very specific issue, please contact support@biggerpockets and perhaps they can assist you.

If she is getting close enough to thinking that there will be an income disparity, she will stop at nothing to compel my husband to provide income documentation.All finances are joint except for the rental, which I keep rents for in a separate checking account and track spending for.

Legal violations and penalities(fines) even if you have accounting software to track the difference. 

You can hire a few different virtual assistants on a website such as Upwork.com, train them on how to skip trace, and stick with the one that is the best. 

They were already $75 billion in the red (IIRC) and now this....Even with Federal money, the state is going to have to chip in a lot of $$$ and they just don't have it.e) I saw US Senators this am on TV promising to assist with aid to CA, but ONLY if CA changes it's policies towards, water acquisition and Forestry Mgmt.

@Reno Philip Welcome and you are in the right place and you are on the right track.