So we want to make an offer on a house in our target area but it has brown stained walls and popcorn ceiling and a sting odor of smoke.

If you don't want a subsidized tenant they can usually be legally denied by credit.P.S.

Originally posted by @Sam Shueh:Power of attorney, with wet(original) signature signed and notarized at US Consulate.

made an offer on a property only to find out later that one of the units was going through an eviction.tried to extend our inspection contingency to no avail to buy us some timeended up not being able to come to terms on how to proceed with sellerthe last HOUR of our inspection contingency the seller offers to try and buy out (cash for keys) the tenant the next day (he had a property manager handling the eviction and wasn't even aware of it initially).i get a (risky) oral agreement that even though the contingency window had passed, if the plan falls through my client will still get their EMD back the next day the seller ends up buying out the tenant for a bit over $3,000 and now we can move forward with the deal without the headache of a problem teanant/ picking up an eviction.

Do I offer to sell the plans to the new owner or give them? 

I am looking for some advice from all the smart people on this website :)I have a family member that is offering to transfer over their home title to my wife and I.

As a side note for education expense, you may deduct education that maintains or improves your current job skills or that is required by law or your employer - as long as the education does not qualify you for a new business. 

When making an offer on occupied property, I highly recommend you include a clause that the seller is not allowed to make any changes to the leases without your prior written permission.

Let me start by saying I have hired a CPA, and have a future meeting set up. 

As mentioned above me by many other investors, CA is a very tricky market.