It's particularly helpful to inquire about the promptness of rent payments and the condition in which the rental unit was left upon vacating. 

I am trying to understand if they would be any challenges with purchasing a lot that has quite a few oak trees as they can't be removed as there are policies around tree removals. could i build a small office commercial unit of about 5000 sq.ft in this lot?

With your seed money, starting with multiple units right off the bat could leverage your entry into real estate investment and rapidly scale your portfolio to help you replace your 9-5.

For those of us at a professional level, a REAL professional level vs those who just have a license to sell. 

Ab1482 does not apply to units less than 15 years old and due to costa Hawkins no local ordinance can rent control units less than 15 years old.   

I bought a 12 unit building a few years ago in a town/city of 16,000.

Also, unlike traditional conventional 1-4 Unit loans, commercial lending is really up to the lender wanting to do the deal or not.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) commercial investment investment.

That would unite all interests. 

Long-term, I'd love to get into developing HUD properties on the 50+ unit scale.