Sorry to hear this.I would always say that "There is nothing wrong with any property as long as the price is right".Granted, some are not salvageable and the deal doesn't make sense even if the seller paid to me to take it lolOver the past 10 years I have witnessed many investors trying to do the same thing as you.Purchase from afar without buying turnkey and trying to do it themselves.This has been popular especially the last few years.Not many succeed unfortunately or they don't succeed in my eyes as they are into deals for much more than what they should be.There is a big trend going on where folks are made to "feel involved" with the purchase, rehab and property management process.The properties look great and off-course they do as rehabs cost $40,000 - $50,000.It doesn't sound like a lot of money for folks from CA and NY but for our local standards it is and IMO kills the cashflow and is unnecessary overcapitalization.Each to their own I guess.Just had a call the other week with a fellow from CA that bought a few turd properties from a local scam artist and is flying to town to try and rehab them himself.Another fella I managed to save even tho he lost his deposit of $1,000 as the seller (Another known scam artist) made him commit to the deal without allowing an inspection or even a walkthrough...If that isn't a red flag then I don't know what is 🤷‍♂️Hat's off to you for flying into to town to see the property for yourself.Wishing you much success

Hi all,I have 5 units and will have the ability over the next couple years to scale some.One thing that is holding me back is the time commitment on maintenance between little issues that wouldnt really make sense for a handyman/contractor to do and probably wouldnt take the job anyway to renos/painting/etc between tenants and everything in between.

See what you're comfortable with and then you just gotta commit to narrowing yourself to 1 or 2 markets or you'll be in decision paralysis forever!

If we are convinced to go down to 20%, the client would have to commit to at least a 1-year contract.

I would just make sure to be 100%, that is a large commitment going back and forth. 

It's important to choose that one and commit to using it.

., hours committed to representation, achievement goals, discounts for properties based on price for square footage, negotiation of post escrow discounts, credit for seller/agent cooperation, transaction coordination commitment) might be more digestible for a buyer.Should be interesting to see going forward, but I do think in general, agent compensation will be less as things develop.

I forget the number right now but if you are within I think 5 days from sale date the lender isn't obligated to reinstate, but still may.You may be able to delay the foreclosure by simply asking for more time, you are now the property owner and have some sway.A couple observations:You don't have title insurance as no title company will insure a trustee's deed in CA, so that won't help you.You won the auction based on your commitment to occupy the property (SB1079), so this is not a quick flip.To buy time and delay foreclosure you can file a stripped down bankruptcy.You can't stop payment on the 86k wining bid since you paid cash at the trustee sale.Generally trustee sale buyers don't have a real good feeling for the property condition, unless you do for some reason, so this is a wild card. 

This approach allowed us to maintain control over the entire process, from acquisition to resale, ultimately maximizing our profitability and demonstrating our commitment to successful real estate partnerships.

Just move on, if you are not getting any commitment from better candidates and you need to rent asap, consider lowering the rent a little but don't take a bad tenant because you haven't find the right one yet.