I'm a free member of the site but I can't post any deals unless I pay for the subscription.

You can get a bridge loan (nice way of saying hard money) for the renovations and then, once all is back to normal, you can get a DSCR or other type of permanent financing done, but I don't know of any permanent financing scenario for an investment property that would allow the property to be in that state. 

However, I’m also contemplating learning the flipping business, either by working with a flipper or trying it myself, to generate a larger cash position.I’m open to the idea of out-of-state investing but would approach it conservatively.

My question is, as a resident of CA does it make a difference if I'm using an attorney/asset protection specialist in my home state or in the state where I own rentals?

I spent a lot of time reading through my state's LLC laws.

They usually post them in www.homepath.com.

I wrote in the final Move Out Condition Report all the same areas, and at the end stated “$550 is deducted from $XXXX security deposit for cleaning of the living room/dining, bathroom, 2 bedrooms, and garage.

Been too generous already - posting this on the 15th, rent was due on the 1st.

It depends on your state's eviction laws.

@Israel Gonzalez I'm working on a post about this topic but the short answer is that REI Hub is working well for me, so far.