On a personal note, I've found that developing curiosity as a lifelong habit has made for a pretty fulfilling life, both in and outside of investing. 

I am a contractor here in the Bay Area so ideally we would like a fixer upper.

Bakersfield is somewhere that is growing with new jobs, new development, and new infrastructure.  

I have a Standard Pacific home and the roof developed a leak just after ten years.

This will give you more time to expand your business and develop a more refined system to focus on finding more deals.

I ideally want her to stay another year and move out in a warmer month.

The city is still continuing to develop, since they've only completed about 50% of the approved construction projects.

Purchase Price: $350kDownpayment: 20% = $69kClosing cost: $6kRenovation/Repair cost: $40kUnit Make-up: 3 Units (each 2 bdrms, 1 bath) Rent: ~$1800-2000/unit (per rentometer) (Ran numbers based on $1800)Neighborhood: C neighborhood (not ideal)Built: 1901 (Most questionable part, many items may need replacement and extra maintenance annually) Thank you in advance. 

A good real estate attorney who also invests in real estate would be ideal.

Although I'm sure we all do this mentally I was considering developing one in print to go along with spreadsheets to make sure there isn't anything overlooked when considering a property.