Your tenants in these working class neighborhoods would likely never do you harm, but it isn't hard for other people in the neighborhood to recognize its right around the first of the month and "Hey look, it's that landlord's car..."

So, it may be a good idea if you factor an additional $5,000 to $6,000 in fees to complete the judicial quiet title action and recognize you really can't (and shouldn't) do anything with the property until you can procure marketable (i.e. marketable) title and that will take at least 6 months.  

I really believe Stockton can be a great hub of shipping throughout the globe, but we need to recognize it for what it is.  

You have to learn how to recognize a deal.

I can see numerous mistakes in your original post and I can also see that you recognize what they are.  

In Ron LeGrands course he says I can't do a lease option from a seller and then to a buyer but then in a video Q&A he says I can and to look up John Jackson.I realize that it takes time to learn this and I am in no way discouraged but I can recognize flaws in myself especially when other people point them out.

Opportunities will arise and your ability to recognize them will be well grounded in your formal education, not in strategies of any niche of any industry.

He seems not to recognize that he should not (IMO) treat our Buyer as a deadbeat tenant.

Keep in mind that CA doesn't recognize the real estate professional status so you'll only get the tax advantages on your federal taxes.  

That is a related observation.The fact that the same thing is happening across multiple markets just confirms nationwide low inventory.When you add that to overpriced listings and cap rate compression in the face of record low interest rates,that has to have you worried.If you've invested across at least 2-3 RE cycles,you can't help but recognize the feeling of deja vu.