There is some type of official paperwork that you file with your city/county that when the buyer tries to close on the property with the seller, your contract shows up as part of the chain of title.

Specifically Orange County, CA.

If you're on a budget I'd consider the old part of Elk Grove or Oak park (for our purposes Oak Park = Oakland...nice downtown, near the grid, but still a long way to go).Not familiar with Costa Hawkins, but Sac Business Journal and other local publications interview county decision makers who, at least publicly, say rent control is not a likely option. 

Your profile indicates you are not a newbie (your unit count is very close to my unit number) so you may have the experience to invest OOS successfully but I question if you have the capital for this investment and if you have run the numbers to realize how much you will be initially supplementing this investment.Good luck

I visited the county assessors site where I found the owners name.

I would do as much research on the home as possible in the county appraiser's web site to get an idea of how long ago it was sold for and if there was a mortgage recorded on it. 

;)Anywhere in Davisdon County is almost a great investment if you purchase for the right price...And unless you plan to live in the Condo downtown, you will not be able to get a permit for Airbnb, more than likely! 

A lender has to look at county records (which they are not doing at this point) or be notified by an affected party (insurance company, someone on the loan, etc) to know that the Quit Claim has been filed.

Basically now I am looking for an attorney in Palm Beach County that represents Bank of America.

I would say you need to do your research and find at least three court cases in your county or area that are very similar where the judgement has been in favour of the landlord.