@Ned Carey If I lack currency, how can I find the owner without paying? 

I don't mind be open about my (temporary) lack of success as I go along.I come here to learn and figure stuff out, as much as I can, on somebody else dime.  

This being said my 2 finance properties will be under $50k/each and will still have decent cash flow on 15 year mortgages so it is not apples to apples as some people have more than that on one property.

Hello Cathy,Yes that area around the Domain and the Parmer Corridor where the new Apple campus is coming in would be ideal. 

Never called your question dumb, simply commented at the lack of effort put into asking it!

Thanks again and I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge on this subject.

The scammers pull listings that aren't on craigslist and post them anyway, so it doesn't necessarily help.I think their lack of enforcing anything has hurt their business.

It has to do with understanding of real estate taxation - something your current CPA apparently lacks.

The lack of speed and being part time will hurt you in this process. 

( I’ve had good luck playing that card showing the owner the cost get the complex in compliance or buying contingent on it being compliant)-expenses seem a little light if it really is a somewhat run down property in a bad area ( depending on your investment strategy these properties tend provide better cash flow to somewhat compensate for the lack in appreciation)-are tenants paying utilities?