If you would be embarrassed to explain before a judge and jury your actions, don't do them. 

Even if you find a property in CA, chances are, that property alone will not offer you financial freedom.Good luck!

There has been a time push out, the realitor was asighed to me, I made a bid 20,000 less than asking, my question is there is a Credit on the closing cost, I have not questioned it yet, I'm thinking it is the reality lady foisting the repair costs at the last minute on to the closing, in the contract I signed this is the sellers responsibilitie , I have to make a discussion, should I question the financial woman on who , why and how much the credit is.

The title would only be insurable after quiet title action.

My wife and I have very stable, well paying jobs in the Washington DC metro area, but we've made the decision we want to take charge of our financial futures instead of continually trading time for dollars like our families do. 

I ran an initial estimate on a property, when I showed it to my contractor, before he went out to the property he thought the dollar amount and the scope looked good. After words, he came back with a bid that was abou...

I can put all of those to action and make decent money doing it.

The amount of knowledge is overwhelming, but I'm hanging in there.My 401k and Roth used to be my rock, literally my goal to becoming financially independent, but I'm seeing now how thin simply maxing out a Roth account is for me as a plan.

You tell them they must vacate and do no damage then you will not take legal action against them (I call this the easy option) and you will then either allow them to use their deposit against what they owe you and/or set up a "promissory note" payment plan - which is enforceable by law. 

I'm looking into buying the first investment property, and it seems like the only thing I can afford at the moment is properties from a low-income neighborhood without putting me into significant financial risk.