Our goals are to help other investors with buying and selling properties where an agent is needed, and also to gain better control of our financial future through investing.

Both of these examples are generally relegated to the well heeled homeowner due to the costs and individualized nature of the final product.

I crunch numbers on deals before I view it to see if it meets my goals financially for 10 years, 15 years, 30 years.

I know I'm only temporary to the Mass area and it may not be the market I end up investing in but I know I learn best from experiencing first hand and picking the brain of more experienced individuals. 

I make my living on working with more affluent individuals who want to trade equity for ease of transaction.

I'm almost positive that the tenant will have a different financial issue going forward, but it may be in another aspect of their life.  

I am also looking for an AZ lic RE agent who would be willing to pull comps and help me locate individuals that would advise me on the condition of the homes that I have under contract but no idea of their condition and repo assessments.

Operate as if a great deal may be right around the corner and be prepared to walk away.this is not legal advice, i am not a financial advisor, or a CPA

However, the benefit of markets like Oakland is that the financial barrier to entry is substantially lower. 

Sounds like you have a potentially good thing going if you rework the financials.