He should have some ideas and insight into what you can do under California laws.

Hi @Michael Vallee and @Rich Lopes,Re: Michael's 2nd mortgage @ 7% idea, as applied to Rich's scenario.What's that?

I must say you have thought really a great idea of paving your driveways.

I have heard that Memphis is a good market for rental properties, so the idea of building passive income in that manner is attractive to me.  

I'm not particularly thrilled about the idea of buying a multi-family property and living in one of the units, but it seems like the most (fiscally) prudent decision for me, at least right now, as I only have enough for a down payment on one property.

If this guy gets rejected I have no idea what we'll do.

@Matt WeissI think it's a great idea offering 2 offers with different closing times.

I was also curious if you have a ballpark idea of what an attorney charges for these services? 

Hopefully, you've got some good ideas in getting started.

Direct mail to absentee owners may be a great idea, you just need to understand it is not magic, and will take a min of 6 touches to your list to possibly close a deal.