If you do decide to get a down payment loan (a better term for this would simply be a personal unsecured loan) from your family - acquire the loan and deposit it in your account two months before you purchase the property, that will meet the seasoning requirements by the bank.

I think a house hack is a great way to enter the Bay Area real estate market... especially on a 3/4plex.

If he leaves you simply stop the eviction and file to collect rent owed in small claims court.

I'm simply looking to purchase some property for myself.

The way I have handled this in my parks is to simply give them the coach and raise the rent.. 

I also have a good title company in Atlanta that i've worked with before thats pretty good.I am trying to seek more information on the do's and dont's of auction.com, hubzu, and just simply purchasing at an auction.

But a Flat fee FP may simply be one who doesn't know either security products or real estate. 

I do simply 100% cash accounting. 

A few thoughts:Your NOI doesn't grow simply because of the difference between 3% for GOI and 2% of OpEx.

You will either get stuck with a horrible tenant, disorganized/incompetent/borderline fraudulent building admin, useless lawyers, or simply laws that either work against you or a system that could care less about you as an investor.