I would say housing around the campus, nice hotels, restaurants, or the hospital might be good options to look at.Another good response I found"One rule of thumb is to look at Google Maps, plot out the walk to campus and see if it passes through areas with cafes/restaurants and/or major office or university buildings.

The best single source of stats for the area can be found here  http://socalleadingedge.org/

Sourcing and acquiring a sub-to-deal is a full-time gig and challenging to implement in this market.

There are a lot of wholesalers who are buying lists of properties in foreclosure / default and do not realize this in many states is considered predatory.As taxes and insurance increase along with homeowners having equity, states will start to catch on to this and my guess is start going after more of these wholesalers.It will be an easy win for them as most wholesalers act as brokers illegally (do not do double close) and do not let the homeowner know all the options available to them (modifications/ bankruptcy), they are out to solely benefit in their behalf which in itself is predatory

Had spent the last couple months sourcing materials for great prices from various avenues, purchased a majority of the replacement windows.

I think that flyers are good as long as you can point them to some credible source that they can "google". 

Owner financing could indeed be a viable option given your good relationship with the owner and the favorable mortgage terms.

You also have the option to refinance into a conventional loan as early as 6 months if the equity/LTV meets guidelines.

On top of this, our property management options also leave something to be desired.

People are more cooperative when they have options.