We've been car-free for many years and want to avoid owning a car as long as possible!

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Will,That's a question that involves a lot of detail and conversation to map out the LLC, Financing, Grants, and percentage of partnership should you decide to acquire more than 5-10 properties.Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss the scenario and I can try and detail some tips from my experience. 

So you get 57% of $400k tax free and pay tax on $172k. 

I will continue to invest in California because of the high appreciation and high rental income.I hope this helps and if you have any questions on how or where to find some deals, feel free to reach out!

If you have any questions feel free to send me a DM. 

If you purchased from the party who purchased at the tax sale you probably would have received a SWD because the Grantor would not have wanted to warrant anything other than the Grantor's actions.While I'd be surprised if a county employee opined on the status of your title, there may be a difference between having a clear title (one without a current challenge) and insurable title (one free of significant possible risk of being challenge in the future). 

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I have a total of about $20K to put down.

Creating a REI group on facebook, free to anyone who wants to join.