This sucks, but it leaves me with a choice of a market I know with low returns or investing out-of-state and getting higher returns at higher risk.

Are you aware there are smooth talkers here that might be popular but don't really have a clue and write bad prescriptions?

Three words: OPM or Other People's Money. also, most people on here who have 100 units have either been doing real estate for a long time and have made successful choices throughout all of the ups and downs or have had previous successful careers.

Given the choices, I believe SJ and Oakland would benefit most.  

Simplest choice is a 4"x4" slider.  

The Trustee want to dump them all, if there are no takers they may not have any choice.

So I would say mailings is the best choice if you can only do one thing. 

Never ever again, if I had a choice!

Issues of fraud and deceptive trade practices certainly apply to commercial transactions, crossing lines can lead to other criminal charges, wire fraud is a popular charge applied as funds are usually transferred, if the mail was used in connection with the activity, mail fraud charges may be brought.When people don't have business experience or really understand underlying financial matters and try to be creative because, for one reason or another they can't perform under usual and customary practices they expose themselves greatly to scrutiny, it only takes a complaint to the right person to uncover mistakes.

I don't advertise having a disposer and give the tenant a choice - keep the disposer as is until it breaks and then it will be removed, or have it removed prior to occupancy.