@Gerard Connolly-  First of all... thank you so much for your service to this country!

If you decide you want it, and can get family members to agree, an for a partition sale may be your only route, which might be a bit costly, and won't help family relationships.

I don't know that this is true all over the country, but is not uncommon in the Midwest.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Real estate broker” or “broker” means (A) any person, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation which acts for another person or entity and for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, lists for sale, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale, exchange, purchase or rental of, an estate or interest in real estate, or a resale of a mobile manufactured home, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 21-64, or collects or offers or attempts to collect rent for the use of real estate, and (B) any person, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation employed by or on behalf of the owner or owners of lots or other parcels of real estate, at a stated salary, upon commission, upon a salary and commission basis or otherwise to sell such real estate, or any parts thereof, in lots or other parcels, and who sells or exchanges, or offers, attempts or agrees to negotiate the sale or exchange of, any such lot or parcel of real estate;

I agree with James make an offer with no tenants. 

@Tommy Sowell, I am agree with you, there is less work in condos as outside structure and roof covered by HOA.

I agree with Dooreuhn, it is usually better to make peace, if they want something fixed say you are working on it but will not if they are not current with the rent.

Generally agree with the above.

I agree with Eric and Shawn on the post above.

California is probably going to be more expensive though and returns will probably be lower than other parts of the country.