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.

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.

I believe it to be highly beneficial to perform real estate investing activities. 

Most I have worked with are very open at the beginning about their strategy and we understand that the relationship will end if either of us feel like it is no longer beneficial to continue it.   

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

Never ever again, if I had a choice!

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.