•Are there specific trends or tenant preferences in El Cajon that I should consider?

Yes, preferably in mountains.

@Mary AinsworthFor my flipping business, I prefer to use fewer software programs to streamline things.

Some agents even specialize in foreclosure properties.In some cases, banks may prefer to facilitate short sales if they believe it will result in a higher selling price than foreclosure.

My preference would be to rename that LLC and exclude the absent partner.

I prefer to do online.

Based on personal experience, I would add assuring the lender is specifically authorized to perform an on-sight property inspection, at the lender's discretion / convenience. 

Personally, I'd prefer getting in with the Boston market over Jersey, and would not count of prices dropping drastically anytime soon.

Would obviously have preferred to use a third party but this accomplishes exactly what I need - a birds eye view of the profitability each month without have to re-enter operational and tenant data into my own system when the property manager is already tracking this information. 

"Fixed rate debt or floating rate, what is your preference?"