But if you believe rates will go down, it’s a good time to find deals and refinance later at a lower rate.As for me personally, I’m also reevaluating the market to figure out the best investment strategy.

This means that you will probably need to pay registration and filing fees in at least 2 states if you don’t buy CA property as a CA resident.Any lawsuits should be limited to the assets of the LLC and not your personal assets (assuming you run the LLC appropriately and the corporate veil is not pierced, some debate as to SMLLC).

In my state after the court and estate nominate a personal representative to administer the estate the court issues them letters of authority.

I make money in different ways and my personal taxable income was about $150k in 2022 ($30k of that was W-2) and 290k in 2023 (150k of that was W2s).

There are a handful of meetups in the area, although not sure than any are meeting in person at the moment.

There are debtor rights attorneys out there, but they typically deal in the owner occupied space, if these are in LLC's then there are still attorneys but they are probably not going to get very far in any type of settlement because there are probably personal guarantees in place or the lender will just take the property. 

I personally do not care for black cabinets and black gleam flooring.

Since an executor/personal representative has not been appointed by the court and no Trust is in place, there is no one who can sign for the deceased. 

You’ll want to have your numbers in order—this means understanding how much the property could sell for, what repairs might be needed, and what kind of offer makes sense for you.When you do contact the homeowner, be upfront and personable.

There is likely a phone number and persons name that will come up, that you can reference, since he is having bills that arrive to the mailbox and packages to the door with his name on them.You could make it a pre-condition to the seller that he allow a background check on the tenant before closing and your offer is contingent on your approval.Neighbors typically know what's going on in the neighborhood and will know who the guy is and if he is a trouble maker.He probably has a car and a private detective can run the plates.And so on.The information is readily available is the knowledge is worth knowing.