Has anyone on here had experience utilizing a virtual assistant to help with property management?

The issue you run into with Section 8 is that those people live like savage animals.

I can be of assistance with finding below market properties! 

Lived in it for over 2 years and rented it out for $1,000 profit a month for one year and then sold.

Some of these are paid off and generating rental income that we rely on for living expenses.

I have been living and renting in many different areas of Miami for the past 7 years and officially committing to purchasing a property somewhere in the area.

I've had many clients build commercial properties and make a good living off the revenue.

I lived over in Thailand for a bit.

Usually your first investment starting out should someone hinge around your living costs, thus your rent becomes part of the cashflow for the investment. 

They know you likely wouldn’t file a CA tax return - since you live out of state - so they found a way to make sure you do.Since you are losing money, most likely you can deduct losses against income and get the withholding back when you file a CA tax return in April.Confirm this with your tax person.