How do you move forward without really having those funds available to close the deal?? 

After the 2008 crash we did a lot of short sales and we got virtually all those deals through direct marketing with a few from bandit signs.When we moved out to KC, almost everything we bought were REOs listed on the MLS.When those dried up, we started getting a mix from wholesalers, a few hidden gems on the MLS and direct marketing.

I am a senior at the University of Colorado Boulder studying finance and real estate looking to move back to California after graduating in a few weeks.

Given that we like skiing as a family activity and wouldn't mind moving to Colorado at some point this seemed like a potential option.Where I'm struggling on this is that it seems that the economics don't really make sense given property prices, mortgage rates, and occupancy.

I took the plunge and handed over my credit card and prepared to start moving funds over to their cash management accounts.Right away, I ran into problems.First, the don't use Plaid, the industry standard bank account importing vendor, to sync bank accounts for transactions (somewhat confusingly, they do use plaid to verify ACH transactions, but you have to go through a different platform to get there).

I have a tenant who has caused issues for me from the day she moved in.

We just moved to San Diego and would appreciate any tips on getting in contact with potential hosts needing some assistance! 

If you’re not using a PM (I’d suggest getting one.) then I wonder if there aren’t business that specialize in moving out tenants.

Once you move into 5 units you are financing a commercial property and would be looking at local banks/credit unions.

The house is move in ready as is for a single family, so I'm not sure if that changes things.