That makes your offer stronger, because there are no contingencies related to the loan.

Is my offer stronger stating due diligence performed by a calendar date (2/22) or by the number of days following the bank's acceptance of my offer?

It also makes me a stronger candidate for financing when I can show ample reserves to a lender instead of being down to my last dollar, highly leveraged and barely scraping by the minimum reserve requirements for a loan. 

“There’s very little regulation, very little information about those mutual funds, and the mutual fund industry likes it that way, because the less information they have, the higher the fees they can charge.”“ The reason why Congress responded to the mortgage crisis, responded to failed banks, was because there were stronger voices for homeowners.

So even if you pick a state with stronger protections like WY or NV, the cause of action arose in the state where the tenant fell, so likely that the court where the accident happened would have jurisdiction.California tends to have more laws on the books and requirements and restrictions that it can be a good idea to form a CA LLC for out of state property so that you as a CA resident are covered, and to try to have your contracts fall under the purview of CA courts.

It has made me stronger but at times it made me homicidal.

There are also some excellent opportunities within the areas surrounding Central Sacramento that can be much more fruitful in yielding a stronger return while limiting the upfront investment. 

We could've been done much quicker if I was little more hands on, and it could have afforded us to sell a few months earlier when the market was a bit stronger.

Perhaps you can join myself in the search for out-of-state investments that have stronger cash-flow than the Bay Area and can be purchased for cheaper to not over leverage. 

This will make TX an even stronger place to be invested in real estate, imo.