Also before you buy you have to find out the health of the financials of the HOA.

Brian: It looks like the idea of seller financing has hit some kind of recognition with the general public.

They may also opt out of allowing them appear on the RPR website once they settle, although RPR monitors public records and will list them as a public record sale soon after settlement.

Interest rates up, housing starts down, inventory holds or decreases.Then apply local demographics, industry, retail, transportation avenues, educational institutions, hospitals/health care, quality of life assessments and recreation.

This all checked out with info on the app and public court records.

The tenant is a sweet elderly lady with multiple health issues, limited mobility, and no income or ability to work; this would be devastating for her.

Based on that background, I'd say the following would be most applicable: Know the #s:- Accounting courses- financial modeling classes (now I'm doing deal syndication I wish I had taken more financial modeling courses) - specific real estate courses (as @Matt Devincenzo mentioned those CCIM courses have very good reviews) Connect with people: - public speaking (taking a stand up comedy class is like Public Speaking on steroids) - psychology classes and books (why do people do what they do) Be a good manager: - Business management (as you already mentioned) - Experience DOING or being exposed to it with an internship or job shadowing That said, my OVERALL advice is to find people who are doing these things and actually do it with them or closely watch them do it (then do it).

So although it isn't always public information a CD holder in many instances is treated as the owner of the property. 

In the next few days I tried to get a hold of them without any luck.Tuesday of this week rolls around and the tenant calls saying how their family has been getting sick, and that their cat just died due to their being health risks in the home.

The area is blowing up, you can walk and bike everywhere, close to public transit, downtown Oak, SF, Walnut Creek, drive down to South Bay if necessary.