Now my tenant -- who is in arrears with the water department -- has told me he expects me to pay towards bills that he says were too large dating back two years to when he moved in, saying that it was obvious that the issue persisted much further back.

tough site to work on.. 

Brand new on the site and first post.My young adult son is on the autism spectrum, and with those challenges, is having some difficulties getting higher paying jobs/positions. 

"In the case of any investment held by the tax payer for at least 10 years and with respect to which the taxpayer makes an election under this clause, the basis of such property shall be equal to the market value of such investment on the date that investment is sold or exchanged. " If anybody has questions specific to opportunity funds DM me.

Either way, in order to get REFI and potentially take cash out now, before most bank's 6 or 12 month marks,  you'll need either a tenant in place or at least a letter of intent from a future tenant with a lease agreement and start date.  

How can we find out about properties that are available before they hit these sites?

Wanted to receive opinions, what is the best way to connect and develop our list of cash buyers using this wonderful site?

You may also want to keep an eye on the auction sites as sometimes those properties don't end up on mls.

I'm a newbe who lives in California and I've been spending the last 4-6 months reading everything real estate related that I can, staying up to date on the forums here and listening to all of the BP podcasts that I can.

Well, all of those sites have since removed the review (likely at the request of the builder).