Because of this experience I am looking for a CPA who focuses on Real Estate and preferably has personal experience with their own properties. 

I would still use this website: https://adtech.dailyjournal.com/legalAds/ to research new probate files at this courthouse in LA county: http://www.lacourt.org/courthouse/info/laAnd to research new probate files in Orange county I would go to this courthouse:http://www.occourts.org/index.htmlFor marketing I would focus and mail to PR's that live outside of CA (GA, N.J., WY, FL, TX, etc.,) as they would be more motivated to sell.To be honest it wouldn't take 1 month to close a deal.But I have enough on my plate here in N.

However, I have decided to focus on Baltimore.

I would focus on choosing a particular market or markets that you are interested in investing at.

CD is really your only option if you can get good terms.At this time I would focus on price, if you think he is over valued you may have to conduct an appraisal to get him to believe it. 

I personally would go Union or Cabarrus county focusing in the cities of Concord, Kannapolis, Stallings, Indian Trail. 

This is important because our properties were appraised with commercial land sale comparisons, in addition to residential home sales.Anyways, my focus now is on how to best use the settlement in regards to taxes and investing opportunities.

I paid off the first condo last year that I purchased in 2001 and focused on paying off the second townhome this year.

Stay laser focused and only focus on your ideal client.

@Jorge RuizI feel like the seller's main focus is flipping houses and the 6 month free prop mgmt service is just an add on to sweeten the deal.