I appreciate the lengthy feedback and look forward to hearing back   - John

It's not lengthy but it might help connect you with a few others who invested with Nuurez.https://www.biggerpockets.com/topics/962546

I apologize for this being rather lengthy and still leaving out other variables, but it is generally pretty accurate. 

You can offer the seller a few thousand dollars more and see if they can get the tenants out, but unless you are a super experienced landlord, my understanding with the law in CA, this can be a very lengthy and painful process for most.

(I wish I had known about the $3,500 and an attorney thing.)The entire project took nearly five years, but the refinance to conventional mortgage was not as lengthy.

If you are at the point in your business where you think you need to hire someone it is probably overdue!

Sorry for the lengthy question!

Entitlement on a property is sometimes a very expensive and lengthy process - so if you have plans to take the property and do something with it, make sure you have a good plan in place and place the details in the contract that it's subject to getting the proper Entitlement.

I wouldn't inform the tenant of this until about a month before (or whatever the minimum length is in your lease) that you won't be re-signing him as to not cause any more tension in the relationship which could result in damaged property or him not paying rent.

To be a legal shear/brace wall the minimum length is 2ft-8in for a 8ft wall (that is the wall segments between door and window openings).