XD Maybe that was a slow drain idk, and I never read any reports on jobs for Kobe influence start or finish.

But the biggest influence is something that isn’t in your LOI.

I hadn't thought of that, and I wouldn't expect it, but it's a good point to note and perhaps worthy of adding a clause into the agreement/proposal regarding the investors' roles and abilities to influence decisions.

Never allow your personal feelings to influence business decisions.

It is really hard to even get deals from your sphere of influence because there are several other licensees in that sphere.I have never hired anyone so I can't really offer you input there. 

I think for CA investors that state is one to be cautious of you need appreciation in that state to make it worth investing there.. but I do realize the herd mentality and the states fiscal policies are very strong.. so if I lived in Texas I would certainly not go looking for properties in other states.

My thoughts on that are if my cash flow is great at 1500 to $2000 a month per unit And I have X amount of units and can buy a new unit every 20 months cash and increase my yearly income by 15000 on a 10 month  Fiscal year what's the problem with that Versus maybe leveraging or cash out riefi and only make hundreds A few 100 a month or break even

The 2nd lien will not influence the 1st.

I'd like to place extra emphasis on the 45 day time limit - which will be the biggest factor influencing your decision.If you have 285k of equity to play with, you're looking at either buying 1 larger multi-family property or several smaller properties, likely amounting to close to or in excess of $1M worth of property.   

Books/audibles that have helped get the mindset and technicalities at this point are:Long Distance Real Estate Investing by @David Greene How to Win Friends and Influence People 12 Rules to LifeRich Dad Poor Dad Think and Grow Rich [GAME CHANGER]Might I add that I was never much of a reader...?!