The instructions at the end explain the fine.https://www.lavote.net/docs/rrcc/documents/Preliminary-Change-of-Ownership.pdf?

My suggestion would be to order a preliminary title report on the property.

I'll have to make sure to research some good GC in the area and maybe send over preliminary drafts and see if they can look my numbers over.

Of-course I will investigate more to get the bigger picture.

Here is a preliminary list of what I’m looking to start learning and get involved in:Tax LiensBuy & HoldDuplexesMulti-FamilyForeclosuresShort SalesOut of State InvestingAny advice/assistance would be greatly appreciated!

Below provided this is your FIRST property and not another as an investor.Here are a few I have seen work:apartment sq footage is actually bigger than your house so find a big 2 to 4 unit with giant apartments with  more bedrooms and baths than your homeneed bigger apartment due to a new baby better school district for the kids versus yours which will be fully investigated by underwritingmoving closer to your job or for  a new job - get a new job :)in law situation where you will have an elderly parent in one apartment so you can  take better care of them and they will  not  pay rentSeparately you will be required to get an Appraisal on the current home to prove how much equity you have in it, 25% per fha rules IF you want  to be allowed to count the future rent that house would bring so Appraiser would also do a Rent Schedule to prove rent it could command.

I did some investigating into his business as well, idk how accurate Manta is but they stated his company's annual revenue at $321k.

(there are a lot more sources online as well)It looks like it is not easy to get, there are a lot of specific qualifications and you must meet the Debt to Income ratios from the bank, but it is worth investigating on your part.Again, I suggest contacting the loan person you worked with before, they may know the specifics.

When I wanted to get back into the Real Estate game about a year ago, I also investigated the Oakland/Berkeley/Richmond/Vallejo markets for long term investments, and you are right, most of what was available on the MLS were not "plug and play" deals.  

I travel often and am not scared to put boots on the ground to do the necessary investigative work.