If you are in a high fire zone, the California Fair Plan is likely your best bet.

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You bet, but not active or pre-foreclosure.

I bet there are some ways you could proactively plan so the problem almost resolves itself. 

The worst thing to do on a first flip, especially out there, is overbid to win and underestimate the things you can't see.

@Keri Win how much time do you think you'll have to invest to learn how to properly manage your rental?

Assuming you can get another tenant you don’t win by making them stay.

I imagine you'll have the same issue with the unpermitted kitchenetteIf you can rent the property as a MTR then listing on Furnished Finder will probably be your best bet.

Your best bet would be to hire a good property manager who screens well and knows what they're doing and you should be able to get good income over a few years. 

The only way you can break that log jam right now is severely lowered fed rates, but the level of federal debt is such that they're in a no-win situation because there's going to be little appetite these days for buying 1% fed notes from overseas.The fed rates were kept too low for too long.