I will try to assemble all related questions in this one long post, based on my 25+ years of charging my clients and networking with my peers.1.

You forgot getting the toilet , carry it up the stairs , assemble the toilet , fix the broken toilet flange , disassemble old toilet carry down the stairs , trip to the landfill .   

Your success will be aided by utilizing local knowledge, assembling a solid team, and keeping up with laws and market trends. consultation with experts in both nations, such as tax consultants and real estate attorneys,

Focus on finding properties with immediate positive cash flow, conduct thorough due diligence and assemble a reliable team of professionals.

I always check probate courts for estate filings and possible Conservatorship of a senior.Another possibility is that ownership has already changed and title held by entity, just waiting to take next step to rehab, demo, assemble other ownership, etc.

A comprehensive investment partner can help you navigate these considerations and make the most of your investment.If you choose to work with a company that offers a full range of services, you’ll benefit from a streamlined process without the need to assemble and manage a team of separate service providers yourself.

If an old tenant moves out and new one moves in you can charge market rate rent currently (on SFH and MF, but there's an Assembly bill in the works to stop this)I don't know if they've checked and seen what California rents are now. 

It's similar to assembling your own real estate Avengers team.Dream big, but start small.

You should be building an assembly line of flip then flip then buy and hold.

These include falsely claiming to have closed dozens of deals when none were ever closed, illegal payment of undisclosed sales commissions to bundlers and independent contractors, advertising the funds as safe and appropriate to investors with obvious near-term needs for their capital, creating fund of funds en masse assembly line fashion with no corresponding SEC filings, unregistered brokers/financial advisors acting in that capacity absent licensure, having customers wire money claim the fund is fully subscribed and putting them into a high yield promissory note, accepting funds from unaccredited investors, misrepresentations about the debt put on the project, lies about experience level of the principals, omissions of material facts, and at least two straight up Ponzi schemes.While it's true that some legitimate operators are having issues in their portfolios, today's circumstances are a perfect example of the idiom, "you can only discover who is swimming naked when the tide goes out."