Your approach was professional, direct, fair but you set the standards so people will not feel they can do business any kind of way when it comes to you and your properties.

Disclaimer: I am not a professional HVAC person. 

Hi everyone,I am a full time IT Sales Professional that has done well for myself the last 5 years or so. 

I would find a market you like and professionals you trust!

You'd still be able to get a Letter of Environmental Protection to rent to families, but it basically says that you did illegal work, got caught, then had to hire a professional to fix it.

I find my self constantly on the internet looking for the next "boom city" or a city that is in recovery on the rise or a city in a seller's market.

Because when you try and sell 123 Main street a 3 bed 2 bath house on Craigslist without a RE license you are violating CA business and professionals code.

Aaron, your vetting should be the same as most other professionals. 

In the next 15 months I plan on having $90k in savings + 15k in equity, I'll have listened to all 270+ podcasts of Bigger Pockets, read through a list of 30 books I have determined critical to my success, and formed a TEAM of likeminded business professionals. 

The "secret", in my multifamily experience, is that, come due diligence, you'll need at minimum a licensed property manager and/or general contractor and any other certified and bonded professional necessary for your project to do their jobs in inspecting and estimating costs.