Looking to forward to hearing some more details on this as you examine this opportunity further.

But  I have the lanldords policy at 300k per occurrence and don't have the extension from the personal to the rentals (which you may want to have professionally examined to make sure that is the case).

Personally I am examining it in two ways.

You have nerves of steel that gave strength to taking calculated risks. 

Examine other markets after a period of time to move to if necessary.

I will just have to think about what I really want and examine my strengths and weaknesses as well. 

Your first purchase is always a bit nerve racking and so you're doing the right thing by reaching out for help.  

I’ve purchased two homes in the past five years, and can personally attest to the fact that the home buying process can be nerve-wracking, but tremendously worthwhile in the end.

In MA many go back to the early 1800's.As I said, not sure how it works in CA but I think that is an overview of what you want to accomplish.One can also hire a title examiner/title chaser/title company to do this work for you.

Real Estate Salesperson:In order to qualify for licensure as a real estate salesperson, an applicant must have satisfactorily completed a 75-hour salesperson qualifying education course in real estate approved by the Secretary of State, and have passed a qualifying examination administered by the Department of State.