Once you have self-income, and if you don't have employees, you can set up a Solo 401K (and Solo 401K Roth), the best option of SDIRA options, and contribute tax-deferred/free $69,000 per year (and $69K for your wife, if she's a managing partner in the PM LLC), thus setting aside a big chunk for more investments (private lending, notes, syndications, even more houses).

I'd prefer a option for skip trace with a DNC scrubbing already completed, but the extra 10 minutes  of file prepping is not too bad.Rich & Jill

You will then have a few options with that rent money....you can put it into principal or you can start saving it to purchase yet another property.

There is an education option in lieu of the experience to satisfy the broker licencing requirements in California.

Lots of options here. 

What are my options to cover the $100k difference to still get this house with 0 down?

What are the best options within the city limits as a rental strategy?

I'm not sure any reputable fencing company would want to put in a fence where neighbors are disputing a boundary line.The other option, of course, is to just get the survey done.

Noah, I would call the local officials and ask them for your options.

To me sounds like something an amateur would do who is trying to save a few dollars hiring the cheapest vendor option out there.