We need to drastically cut rates to entice buyers, it's the start of the fall.

Then you can start dabbling into buying rentals or flips.

So, if the lien does not sell in Year 1, and you buy Year 1 and Year 2 liens in the Year 2 auction, then the 4 years starts on the date of the Year 2 auction.  

So that is not even the closing date.I start to think of moving away from this deal but don't know if that's even possible.

Congrats on getting started on your goal.

Is it not smart to start in California because of this?

I bought my first property back in 2020 it turned into a "house hack" since I wanted to start investing in real estate.

But the situation did get me to start thinking on how to properly analyze a small multifamily house.I've only invested in SFRs so I'm a little green when it comes to properly analyzing a duplex.

But that's a fair starting point. 

I invest in the tristate and started out in CT.