Are there any free public sites to verify criminal and rental history in california?

Ive read books and listened to podcast but cant seem to find the strength to take that first step.If anyone has been in a similar situation, I'd appreciate hearing about your experiences and how you overcame the fear and uncertainty to take that first leap into real estate.

I have acquired my experience from working on my personal live-in-flips and building ADUs, as an owner builder and self-performing most of the work.

Good luck and feel free to reach out with any questions! 

For what it's worth, my current job has a very high barrier to entry in terms of experience/licensing so I can get hired tomorrow and make the same money if I ever needed to come back.

I’m looking at a foreclosure auction on servicelinkauction.com and wanted to know if anyone had experience dealing with this company?

Lend to Live: Earn Hassle-Free Passive Income in Real Estate with Private Money Lending. www.biggerpockets.com/lendtolive.

Experian will do it for free but I think it is definitely worth paying for this.One reason it is worth the investment is because you want this reporting to all 3 credit bureaus. 

A condition of the cash for keys should be that they don't leave behind dumpsters full of things.To me broom swept meant 100% free of belongings and actually cleaned albeit not deeply.

Course that means your plan makes sense with or without government money.I hope this helps.If you have any specific questions - please feel free to post here and/or PM me.Good luck to you!