With some accounting and tax basics you'll be better organized and prepared for your tax pro.

I also help out a lot in the community and with college organizations so I feel like my connections might benefit me in finding quality tenants. 

Skilled syndicators are continuing to make money in this area.  

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There are likely some tenant advocate organizations that can advise you and you should read the California Landlord Tenant guide.  

Some may depend on your skill set, but from the limited info in your post, I would think you might be helpful working for a property manager or realtor on their online presence or with their online platform for property management or listings.

You've found a great resource with a highly skilled group of investors.  

That seems like it could potentially be more and more difficult depending on the record keeping skills of the previous owner(s)

I thought that it would be a good idea to organize these in separate compartments with LLC's.

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