Contact your county Zoning board, might be able to find details online as well.

I also have a realtor who works primarily in Fannie Mae Foreclosures, PM me for details, if your friend is interested in going down that route.

@Ricardo Porrata Also understand, You need to develop the detailed scope of work, that You want done.  

In other words, the teacher has to make the subject relatable and easy to understand, even if that means explaining in detail.

@Dan Barli would you mind sharing details as well?

I just read an article about new potential tenant protections in Sacramento: https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article217675615.htmlThere's not a lot of details about the propsed ordinance, but they say its similar to ones passed in Palo Alto and Santa Barbara.

Could you suggest as buyer/holder/land lord what are some details I should read up on or some specific questions I should be asking.

No one can possibly fully Analyze every property in detail that is for sale.

Going to check it out today at 1 and I'll have more details this afternoon.

Hard to give any input/advice without knowing the details of your first deal.I wouldn't be in any rush to pay off my properties and have dead equity sitting in them though.