We take security of documents extremely seriously as well, I will also make sure that your information is permanently deleted.

These projects are not only expensive to fix, but can also be extremely time-consuming.

This is only possible if you buy right.To mitigate the issue of not being able to refinance if you can't sell(extremely low possibility), get pre approved with a lender.

What i mean is if I'm retired and living off cashflow from other properties and just renting an apartment in California, would it still trigger California state income taxes?

I will be extremely involved for the next 10 years or so and hopefully begin getting into rentals.

You can create Land trusts that do not change anything for taxes, do not trigger the $800 extortion, provide some anonymity, however they do not really provide any asset protection, from what I understand.Some investors and lawyers believe that a more complex structure combining land trusts with out-of-state LLCs can defeat the $800 CA ransom while still providing asset protection for the out-of-state properties.

Neighborhood Scout seems extremely promising but wildly expensive for my purposes. 

But as i mentioned, if you are patient and ready to pull the trigger there are deals out there that will come your way.

I just listened today and my head is still spinning a bit from all the questions I'm supposed to ask myself and ways to go about it.I haven't pulled the trigger on getting a Pro membership yet but that could be an option for you to access the new BP Insights data.

As a new investor finding a 3-4 unit MF will be extremely difficult.