Would the seller (bank) even care where the money comes from?

Here's some California Fair Housing and Service Animals guidance.Be very careful about where you get your advice, particularly since you live in California.

Just have to be very careful.

Be careful here, not to get in a hurry, make sure you can verify their story (hard to do). 

So all of the people under them are each showing 0 and the lister is showing 20.So if someone made that claim (and I cared enough to check it) I would ask them for a list of MLS numbers to verify.

Keeping kitchens close would probably cut down costs in theory.

A lot of prospective tanants are either unwilling or unable to fork over four months worth of money up front and when other LL’s are asking three, it tends to cut down your list of prospective tenants. 

Some don't care and will let you refinance immediately. 

Lease terms are usually 20 years or longer, they would cut me a check for renting my roof.

I have asked the Tax Assessor Collector personel for help, they couldn't, so they sent me to their Law Office that takes care of all legal matters concerning property Tax Auctions, and they told me they can NOT give any advice and that I should hire an attorney.