Check your spam folder and double check that keyword alerts are set to email at whatever duration you set them at, also if you've received too many alerts and haven't clicked on the links in the email the keyword alerts may stop for that keyword, just an FYI.

@Harry Gamble that's true.

As for repurposing the space, I think it can be done with the right plan and investors, but it is a huge gamble to take. 

Not familiar with the area, but I would probably gamble with not getting Earthquake insurance.

Calling the city is a bit of a gamble, but one you should take.

99% of emails provided by skip tracing companies are wrong, and the residual 1% end up in the spam folder.

There must be a much larger amount of people who take the gamble and fail that we don't hear about than I thought.

Lastly, everything is more expensive than you think, and as I understand it, it is more challenging to be a landlord in California.If you are betting on appreciation in the future, that might work, but it is a gamble.

You could also rent it out and eat the cost of the extra mortgage until the equity rises but at that point you are gambling.

I understand that you're a contributor in the classified section, but spamming the board is still quite annoying.