I had to do a deep search, but found the firm.

Or is this a red flag that it is a scam?

I think it will be crucial you work with an agent who is familiar with this and has the knowledge to dig deep to see if Air BNBing Carlsbad will be a possibility in 1 year.

For example, Mortgage  - Principal and Interest paymentProperty TaxesVacancy - i assume 5-10% depending on the areaInsurance - LandlordWaterProperty Management - if you are not in the area then you will need someone to manage thisIf at minimum the above are covered a decision can be made at a high level to deep down into further analysis. 

OK BP friends, as of now I have gotten my feet wet and am dying to JUMP into the deep end, I've been spending a lot of time 'learning to swim' in this lake of RE but I'm feeling a little stuck. 

I think a critical element that I'm currently knee deep in trying to figure out for myself is making that key connection that can be your window into the process first hand, and offering a piece of the deal in exchange for that one on one support is a fantastic idea.

What the land cost, that would definitley be a deep dive into those specific properties.

So, to clear up a couple of things, my mortgage broker said with the FHA loan i am getting i have 60 days to occupy the unit so I was wrong about the 30 days according to my mortgage broker.The seller as informed me that she will pay whatever it takes to get the tenant out but she cant do it her self because of the pending litigation, My agent has physically gone to the property and tried to get a hold of him but he is avoiding everyone like the plague, he has his friends call people back and act like him and feeds everyone a bunch of lies.. so it seems impossible to actually get a hold of this guy and offer him cash. one of the problems with me remaining in my current residence is my mother needs to renovate the place, with new floors, windows paint etc and refuses to do it while anyone is living here, she is desperate to sell and we all expected me to be out months ago, had I known 4 months ago about the supreme court appeal I would have backed out and found another property, I am just in to deep and too late to back out, this property is mine I will close on this property by any means necessary. 

Gas station is auto red flags where you need to spend money on Enviro 1 at least..

It depends on what mean by deep and wide.