As time goes on I realize that I like this job and would like to get more deeply involved with managing his property but I'm not sure how to assert myself without coming off like I want to take over.

Once I just into this game I was surprised about how many people in my circles were involved in REI in some way or another.

But that strategy usually involves some sort of rehab/repositioning.

I'm in a career where I constantly meet all kinds of people and the encounters I have with people involved with real estate are always the most inspiring.

My wife is an architect and we have private investment capital available, but we don't have that much experience in the CA market so we'd like to meet people involved in new construction (passive house), add value projects, as well as re-entitlement and fix and flips.  

This type of project I believe has tremendous merit and I would love to be more involved in pushing these initiatives forward.  

I've never worked directly for or with a contracting company, but have been involved in multiple reconstruction/rehab projects.

They can also see the filing process that the bank did, the risk to the title company is slim, such as a wrongful foreclosure.

Although many investors don't make a visit first, I consider that high risk behavior.  

Its dead money waiting for progress but its all you have at risk.