This is really something you or someone trusted would need to oversee in person. 

One tool I've utilized extensively for personal and client acquisitions are seller carried transactions. 

The cost segregation allows for accelerated depreciation creating pretty big losses on first year of acquisition and there after also.But schedule E doesn’t allow posting those losses to personal taxes 1040. losses stay with schedule E until they get offset by future profits from property.Did I get this correct?

Keep it local, ideally within 20min!

So if the landlord only owns one four-plex, or two duplexes, or a single and triplex, and the landlord is a natural person (not a corporation or partnership), or the landlord is an LLC in which all members are natural persons (no corporate or partnership members in the LLC), the landlord can still require two month’s rent as security deposit.So for those CA investors who invest in properties with four rentals or less, and place each rental property into its own LLC, and the LLC members are all natural persons, those investors can continue to require two month’s rent as security deposit.

That being said, I fell out of my chair when I was able to lock an individual investor (personal name) using a 1031 Exchange with about 50% down and 800 credit scores at 6.99%.

The mortgage aspect was solved by taking out a $300K (both partner and I are on the note which keeps things at 50%. 

I’d personally rather receive a little less rent and have the tenants cover this cost.

I want this to be my personal niche as I’m new to home buying and so is my family.

What were some of the questions you asked to be able to determine if this was a person you would want to work with?