Tim Ivory in my experience the values listed on a tax accessor website are less than what it’d be worth to sell.

These large professional sponsors have mature deal flow pipelines; so, it has been an intentional strategy to generate deal flow for me in a market where others are having a tough time finding properties that meet their criteria.It was a lot of work leading up to this stage, even vetting the passive syndication strategy.

Then. my county has a website that has the deed and contact information for the owner of the property.

I would go on my county’s tax assessors website to get an idea.

(I'm in the bay area and all I have as of now is a website and social media.)

But lease it, it's a business expense.Lead generation. 

Taking a LOAN against your 401k would probably not generate tax implications. 

He's the brains, lead generator, agent, and property manager of the operation (I trust him completely, he's a rock star), I'm basically providing the money.

I'm considering Riverside for the following reasons:I've read from different websites that job growth in the area is expected to outpace Silicon Valley It is close to where I live (I live in OC)I have heard from a few people I know that there are people moving there due to the high cost of living in OC and LA However, I'm a little unsure if investing there would be the right choice because I do not know how likely it would be getting a good tenant fast and I have also read that evictions can be a giant headache in CA. 

I'm helping with all of the activities (minus cold calling and door knocking) that help to generate leads and acquire properties that they can either exit through wholesaling, fix and flip, wholetailing, and possibly buy and hold rentals.