The title is not under either mine, nor the previous owners name.Who should I be contacting regarding the proper, legal, and cost effective way to deal with it?

Managing those properly will take a few hours a week but definitively not 40-80.Might as well find a temporary job and use those proceeds to fund marketing yourself as an agent.

Appliance repair and troubleshooting would be helpful as well (can't tell you how many times I hear the dryer is working properly, etc.).

lol jk There are some $200K properties in the Bay, but they're on the periphery neighborhoods of the East Bay and in E Oakland - definitely not down on the peninsula.

@Amine E.

Negotiate a good deal on your start up expenses (E & O Insurance, signs, MLS and board membership, etc) versus the cost of the commissions you are paying.

I came across BP and just finished the free e-book today!

I would assume once a good deal is found send an e-mail blast out to all investor/partners that may be interested, then upon acceptance of deal from partner send all info. to my attorney to have all documentation drafted.

But if they are not, as I said before, get a contractor to redo it right with proper permits.But if got it at a good price and you are happy with the Return in your investment as a 2 bedroom.

Not so great for the buyers at sale who are encountering leases properly executed on dates right before the auction.