Also: I must have mentioned the request several times so it was clear.   

After a grace period of 1.5 days give another notice and mention legal action or law enforcement5.

I make the official move in April and can't wait! 

Definitely focusing on offmarket or even on market multifamily homes (minimum 4 units). started off in real estate development last 2 years but the paydays are brutal building then waiting to sell.So now looking to switch up strategies to purchase cashflowing properties and then get back to ground up construction or even possible fix and flips. 

As Alex mentioned (thanks Alex), I run the Santa Barbara meetup.

This is one of the things that @Matthew Irish-Jones mentioned above - be careful about putting #3 on his list above #1 and #2.

Local market knowledge is absolutely critical, and it helps to work with someone who really understands the landscape and its nuances.As others have mentioned, it’s a broad question that’s tough to answer succinctly, but I hope this provides some clarity!

As others mentioned can you afford the negative cash flow?

You made another post about you mentioning you do well with STR in NJ.

Pull out a spreadsheet and go through the tools everyone mentions to run some comparables and take note of photos, amenities.