The third floor is renovated and is rented with a lease for 1900. 

Try and get direct access to the court officer / bailiff / sheriff (whomever performs your evictions) and get on their schedule in advance if you can. 

Hi @Summer Ramos - there is actually a new group forming called WiiRE which stands for "Women Investing In Real Estate" that meets on the third Friday of every month in SLO.

Specifically, you are performing middle man work on someone else's deal and linking people together.

I purchased a non performing note on a vacant property a couple months back and would like to start the rehab during the lengthy foreclosure process - I am under the impression that since I technically do not have possession of the property I am only able to work on the property through a receiver.

If your funds are from a third party, then you'd need a letter from that party outlining what they are providing you with, and if they have no official standing (like a bank), from where they have the ability to offer those funds.

First time home buyer, this is my third post in bigger pocket.

Even if you can't perform an inspection prior to going under contract, I still advise you do so during due diligence.

Can anyone share some of their insights... does one perform better than the other...are there specifics I should consider? 

It is a way to have your money work at two places at the same time, and on top of it you get financial protection for your family.If you use a third party lender, you can get arbitrage on the loan rate vs the policy rate, and you can also deduct the cost of the interest as investment expenses.It is a long term play, as the front loaded fee will need four to six years before you get ahead of investing without the use of a maximum overfunded permanent life insurance.For whole life insurance, there are mainly four companies that I would recommend.