That's not a popular opinion on this site, but most investors on this site A) don't live in Los Angeles and B) aren't financially capable of entering a market like ours.So if you don't require additional cashflow right now, don't buy for cashflow.

@Judy Best @Hadar Orkibi I am mainly focused on single-family residential as I enter the industry.

Many investors will attempt to find distressed homeowners before they enter what is known as the "pre-foreclosure" state which is the period between when a bank issues a notice of default and when the house is actually sold at auction because once they're on that "pre-forecosure" list the competition increases.

@Anthony Morrow If I were you I would wait until after the pandemic to enter the STR market.

Then ask for what soft costs (permits) are.Have no clue on an estimate otherwise, since you'll need to prevent moisture from entering via the door.

One is the absolute fear that paralyzes passive investors or sponsors and prevents them from buying additional properties or entering the real estate market.

Doesn't the HOA have the ultimate responsibility to ensure that home owners can enter and exit the community?  

They had entered me a bidding war to get around this...and they used the C.A.R.  

If I have entered into an agreement with an investor that I am searching for a specific criteria property for them, then it is my fiduciary duty to present it to them. 

Attend notary signing (even a fraudulent one) DoneI don't know why you would send a change of address to the court, I'm not aware of any reason they would care where you live.Yes you can get fake ID's to convince a notary your are the same person as the record title is in, but that doesn't make you them.You can convince someone you own the property and get them to enter into a contract to buy it and give it to a settlement agent.You can go to closing, provide the fake ID, have any mortgages and other liens paid off out of the sale proceeds, collect the rest and go on your way.You did not, I repeat did, not steal the title to the property.