You came to the right place to learn more about real estate and connect with other motivated investors.

That's incredible.

I have a huge motivation to becoming financially independent and have done some research and found that real estate is a great opportunity for such a thing.

San Diego is a long play and utilizing the VA loan to pick up a property you can truly enjoy AND house hack for less than the monthly of a small apartment is pretty incredible.

What I look for are motivated sellers and some kind of rehab work to find a great deal.

I am Young Investor that is really motivated to house hack and build wealth in real estate , I started reading books and watching videos on how to analyze deals however I learn better when I get hands on experience by someone showing me "live" how to do it so I can ask questions and correcting me if I'm doing something wrong.

Speculating that your nephew might be lying to you about something & did something to irritate/motivate the LL.Every showing have a can of stink spray handy before they want to show the place :)

The asking price is $165,000 however the owner is quite motivated to sell so I likely could get it for lower than this.

Example: 350K Duplex and Garage and seller is very motivated.

That's incredibly assumptive on your part.That said, IF there is a tenant on a property, everyone, everywhere, must follow the law to have them removed legally if they are not abiding by the terms of the lease.