It is not quick to evict in ca so when they don’t pay and stay for longer periods you still have to keep the place habitable and they just may run up the utilities even more if they are mad they are getting booted out.  

Kind of like when you find something at Walmart marked "professional grade", usually it's not.Figuring out rental prices is an art, not something a computer can do, period. 

The first buyer's redemption period should expire the end of March 2021 if I understand correctly.My thoughts ...I can buy out the first tax lien holder before the end of their redemption period.

Or maybe find a partner who would buy with you and then you can structure an agreement where you buy that partner out over a specified period of time, with periodic payments or something agreeable to both of you? 

Vacancy rates are down below 2% and are continuing to provide investors with great returns over long periods of time.

That's nothing like the courthouse here. 10 day upset period, and the lawyer does their best to notify and clear all the existing liens. 

They are giving different periods of when the balloon payment could be with the stipulations of each period of time. 

Usually, under adverse possession doctrine the true owner have some period of time in which to come forward - usually this period of time can be quite long like, for example, 10 years.   

I found a non-traditional lender who is willing to lend at 6% with 75% LTV without a seasoning period.

We originally tried renting, but most buildings, including ours have a minimum rental period of one month.