@Avery Oblepias in general, paying for something you can learn online, is really paying for convenience and discipline.It's no different than paying for a personal trainer at a gym.Regarding S8, it's a pretty basic program that $5k seems a bit excessive for.Maybe, $1500?

Tenant moved in the first week of December and there's been an excess of communication from the owners for somewhat minor issues or concerns.- Tenant submitted a work order for low water pressure in 2 bathrooms- Tenant submitted a work order because the garage door doesn't close all the way and left a 2-3 inch gap at the bottom- Owner initially refused to address either work order- Owner demanding the tenants place furniture pads on each piece of furniture- Owner calling multiple times to speak through the work orders, asking when they've been scheduled, calling a couple days later requesting the invoices- Owner calling because they want to access their storage in the basement so they can remove several pieces of furniture being stored- Owner now emailing requesting multiple property inspections throughout the lease cycle- Owner questioning my experience and relative PM knowledge because I'm not following up with her in a timely manner (the following day after the work order)Keep in mind, this is 2 weeks after the tenants had moved in and the tenants are very happy in the home.This is something we see on a regular basis.

Rent control in the bay area can be extreme as many areas have rent control in excess of the state mandated rent controlIn general experience RE investors are not choosing to add a single ADU in single family zoned areas.  

Appraisal fee seems very excessive if this is not more than 4 doors. 

If those things did not occur, some regs may have been violated by licensees.Regarding marketable title, unless the "liens" were in excess of $255,000 IMO there would not be an argument that the seller could not deliver marketable title.

We will quickly correct the excess spending, and fill the vacant units with quality residents.

Having rentals that just pay for themselves or generate excess cashflow you can tap for other things?

The people are a bit abrasive and the fees are excessive.

I have never seen a judge turn down a request for more time for a qualified sale, unless the homeowner has already abused the system for excessive periods of time.

so he has an initial negative equity in excess of $100k.so -$100k / (a very small cash flow when properly allocating for expenses and vacancy) equals years before there is any cash flow.