David, My heart goes out to the communities where the main industry is shrinking.

That’s the emerging picture from air passenger data released by the four airports serving Los Angeles County.

In the US, I prefer airbnb that's a bit away (but I prefer hotels in the heart of the action whilst in NYC, Boston, SF, etc.).

@Jay Hinrichs thank you for weighing in, having been a lender and still being a backer, I knew you would get to the heart of it.  

I will take that to heart.

Would be happy to provide any tips i can on self-managing to save you some time and heart-ache. 

If you have an inspection contingency, you can negotiate to your heart's content.If not, your options are to either buy the house or walk away and probably lose some or all of your EMD.Bear in mind that you're not buying a new house. 

I reach out only to find out the owner just pass way from heart attack is partner in the deal want to sell two of the beach properties they own.

RE: your last question, as an apartment guy at heart I share your interest in finding information and education that is specific to multifamily/apartment complexes but a funny thing happened along the way.

Sadly my brother in law died of a heart attack recently and never closed the case.