Most beginners after their first year worry about how to deduct all their losses instead of how to reduce taxes on their (non-existent) profits. 

We bought a condo at the Public Trustee auction.

Agents work like icebergs, the public only sees 10%. 

I would invest in other "red" states that are more landlord friendly, as CA is one of the least landlord friendly states so it could take anywhere from 4-6 months to evict a non-paying tenant. 

I'm the Campus Director at a local non-profit and my wife is an Occupational Therapist.  

Currently I am currently an analyst with the loan originations team at a non-bank commercial real estate lender. 

I know some people use buying agent, but I don't see them as necessary or really a big value for them for those non-SFMs.

Find out their names and report them to the public assistance office.

Brian...thanks..... if you buy a note and get a deed transfer it works easily once the banker or lender agrees...might take a few arm twisting but they do not want non performing notes at the bank.Pretty easy really...and gets a owner off the sherrif sale hook and the bank is finished with a deal going bad fast.

Any commercial space that is open to the public must meet ADA requirements, from the door threshold height, ramps, bathrooms, bath sinks even counters that may be put in for checkout ( that's tenants responsibility when they outfit the space).