(rough –> due to unseen interior )Maybe add exterior and interior photos when possibleI been attending one of my local weekly sheriff auctions,but I plan to watch the process and game players for next nine months before considering pulling the trigger.

I think it's maybe a combination of impatience, the fix and flip tv shows and need for more education about the process and the players.

Do that enough and you will the find the real players in your market and then approach them and figure out how to add value to what they are doing and learn.

However I am father of three kids and two of them are very talented soccer players in San Diego which I wanted to support and enable them more chances of success, that is the reason why I was looking into financial independence. 

The property manager is the key player, followed by a good RE agent, contractor and lender.

You are now "in" with the players ...Most people give up on step 2

I've seen several big players loose it all.   

Debt is an arsenal in the toolbox.

Because appreciation plays are all speculative and should be left to experienced players who can afford to be wrong.Yes, you will make way more money on appreciation in the long run, but it works both ways.

needs to filter the time wasters and tire kickers from the players, and he has three employees whose job it is to do just that.