It was very competitive due to location but offer was accepted and we closed in April.

From page 730 (emphasis mine): "All non-business tax deductions and exemptions that were temporarily suspended by the 2017 tax bill should be permanently repealed, including the bicyclecommuting expense exclusion, non-military moving expense deductions, and the miscellaneous itemized deductions.23 The individual state and local tax deduction, which was temporarily capped at $10,000, should be fully repealed.

At some point you have to accept that your first attempt may not be perfect, but if you set some guidelines and narrow your focus down to something that's achievable you should be on your way pretty quickly.

Many investors in expensive areas like the Bay Area accept short-term losses for future gains.

Reach out to a few, see who you like and see if they are accepting new clients.

We offered slightly below asking and they accepted our offer.

If the offer is accepted, a third-party title company will help facilitate the closing process.

You just need to know how to background check your guests and how you want to accept payments.

If you have an accepted contract, the only thing I would really worry about is copies of all leases.If you are still underwriting and thinking of offering, the price is going to be more dictated based on your own knowledge and idea of what you can do with the property, versus what the seller financials state. 

However, I have received an offer on my property from a very good and trustworthy friend that I have agreed to accept.