I've seen threads on BP of investors knowingly buying meth lab houses with skinhead  & junky tenants still living there and whatnot so its not utterly impossible.  

But most importantly you won’t be having to look for temporary housing which in times like these can be a gigantic if not impossible task unto itself.YELLOW TAG: If this happens your home is deemed somewhat structurally damaged but HABITABLE.

Not to dash your hopes but most probate auctions require the bidder to provide vesting in their offer(s), hence are difficult if not impossible to assign.With LA County Public Admin/Guard., most all sales are limited suthority sales subject to court overbid. 

Cash flow is basically impossible in SoCal, so appreciation is your only bet here if you go for properties.

Once you start a family saving money will be difficult to impossible for a long time on a blue collar income. 

The issue here is that my friends have already left the state and using the nonprofit legal aid is going to be difficult, if not impossible.  

But it doesn't make it impossible.

They understood my timeline and guaranteed a result from the start; however, they were impossible to get a hold of, didn't answer any questions, and a few days from close didn't have an appraisal scheduled (and showed no urgency to do so).

I would personally rather find out a way to make $400 extra per month doing some other side gig rather than saving $400 by subletting due to the inconvenience but that's just me.I'm a big fan of fourplexes but house-hacking a fourplex or triplex via FHA in Utah from what I've seen is actually almost impossible to do right now.

Not impossible but you REALLY need to know your stuff and be willing to spend time at the court house.