If they are not, you will likely have to hire a civil engineer to design public improvement plans to extend the city's system to your site.

I echo everyone here on getting better at screening but we all improve with time and experience, especially when it involves spending money to repair things after tenants leave. 

I feel like I'm missing some information that would help me more accurately gauge a property and I am not sure how to obtain that without the help of a real estate agent.I am open to and appreciative of any feedbacks on how to improve my journey towards financial independence via real estate investment.

I moved out here and my wife stayed in Tulsa to finish doing the improvements we were in the middle of and to sell that place.

Also consider when you renovate your initial returns in early years are lower bc of up front reno then improve after two to three years depending on what you inject as capital improvements.

There are definitely opportunities to improve your chances of purchasing a property as an agent but you have to remember in California it will cost approximately $5,000 a year to maintain your license.How long have you been a pharmacist? 

Need to be an accreditate investor with city and you need to agree to improve the property within one year. 

The firm has had MHC as its top performing property type for the last year and a half and a November 2018 report described MHC as “one of the most attractive property types in both the public and private markets due to 1) a best-in-class cap-ex profile; 2) structural barriers to new supply; and 3) still-too-high nominal cap rates.”Best, TK

I still think there are still things I can do to improve my chances of getting a great first investment.

Capital gain will be calculated as: (Sale price - Selling costs) - (Purchase price - depreciation + improvements + purchase costs)Additionally, the portion of the gain that is related to the amount of depreciation that was taken on the property will be taxed at your ordinary tax rate, up to 25%.