Find a group or person that can give you both education and mentoring. 

Legislate pre-paid annual policies only?

If you are using a lender, I believe they would insist that it is paid off at closing so that you have a clear title.

So my question is: if I wanted to save on the recording costs, keep the deed for my records, proactively pay taxes as they're billed (would coordinate with the company I buy the CFD from), then work with the borrower to get the deed recorded under their name once they've paid off the contract--am I putting myself at risk? 

It also takes a personal guarantee from the borrower.  

For long time investors who bought they're able to charge market rate rent and have relatively low monthly payments, either paid off property or low property taxes from Prop 31. 

For my personal investment journey I have done flips, buy and hold, BRRR, and wholesale.

Why do you want your loans paid off?

I now have the EMD lender blowing up my phone saying he needs to get paid and if I dont pay him by a certain period or pay more money due to the length its been he is going to "blast" me on his social media and stating he is the "last person I want to mess with", is this allowed? 

Now the trickey part is according to Sec 8, the tenant was allowed 1000.00 for property tenant paid 600 and sec 8 paid the 400.