Well I said that I have training and am actively seeking a job in that field and I can provide a professional resume to apply for a position, but his attitude drastically changed and no longer speaks to me and avoids me.Is this because he has no training but just landed the job by luck? 

You might even be able to attack the expenses by doing things like metering the utilities, such as water.I believe the key to your situation may lie in knowing the rents/amenities in the immediate area (6 block radius for example) and work to position yourself well in that market.Any chance this is the 8-plex on Gumwood?

Every time I get reassigned somewhere, I try to buy a property or two that has a positive cash flow.

It drives me nuts that I don't have at least a small single family yet,  I'm keeping my eyes open for other partnership opportunities, but I've also realized that I may need to put hustle into helping others close deals to further put myself in position to myself.

@Josue Velney then those contractors arent very good businessmen . ( unless they are holding first position on a note)   Trusting a person or company to pay after you have  $ 50 K in materials and another $30K in labor plus profit .  

Upon initial glance, it seems difficult to achieve positive cashflow in California.

@Ben Clayton  I always try to be positive and give more solutions, rather than accentuate problems - I regret to say I think you're going to struggle a bit on this.  

Minus mortgage (30 years fix around 5%), taxes, insurance, property management company, maintenance, and repairs, you will end up with a few hundred dollars positive cash flow while building an equity. 

My thought behind this is to not only cover the costs but to generate some positive cash flow.

In Georgia it's the LL responsibility to maintain the smoke and carbon monoxide detector.