His techniques and his paperwork are spot on, and we never had any problems when it was time to take our properties out of trust and sell them.   

I know that the BRRRR technique works well with that type of loan, but hey, BiggerPockets is a great resource

Finding deals before they hit the MLS can be done by anyone, in fact if you were an agent, the effort and techniques to find off-market deals would be the same as if you hadn't gotten your license, which means again all that time and expense will have gotten you no real added advantage. 

You can use the same techniques the wholesalers use, but KEEP the property for yourself to build wealth!   

In some municipalities, an unlawful detainer (“i.e. eviction) is still possible to obtain, that being said California state statues AB 1482 and AB 3088 severely limit most landlords abilities to evict tenants, and in most instances only able to evict for “just cause” meaning that the tenant has been a nuisance or has threatened the safety of other tenants at the property.

If a tenant holds over after being properly served legal notice, then filing in court for Unlawful Detainer and proceeding with eviction may indeed be necessary.

The blanket technique doesn't really work but if you use the vacant house list and absentee list and probate etc.. you can laser target your campaign. 

Creative financing and various marketing techniques work throughout the real estate industry.  

Have you been successful trying your first suggested technique of agreeing to the offer but asking for them to pay for the repairs/closing costs?

Income shifting is a valid technique to reduce your taxable income at a higher tax bracket, by moving that income over to your children who will pay little or no taxes on their income.