Going up through walls is easy, often just 2 small holes in the wall, one to drill the plate and and one for the cat, the cross piece between studs usually halfway up a wall. fishing in the direction of the joists is easy, going across them can be done with small holes spanning the joist, notching it for the cable, and then put a steel plate over it.Given that your problem unit is ground floor, it's likely you can fish up from the basement very easily for outlets using "old work" steel boxes, plastic boxes don't work with plaster on lath, it's too thick.

Internships tend to be for places that don’t have lots of entry-level opportunities, but I think you could find some easily. 

A partnership where one person has the drive and is willing to do all the work, and the other just wants their money to be invested in RE and receive a nice return compared to other forms of investing.

Does he still answer or return your calls in a timely manner?

Cash in an envelope, a thick sheaf of well-used bills given in return for a handwritten receipt.

If they drag their feet on rendering a decision on the fines, I won't be able to take them out of his deposit as provided for in the lease, as I have 21 days per CA law in which to return his deposit. 

I’m not looking for huge returns just a couple hundred a month starting off.

mailing to pre foreclosures is pretty low return or odds. 

In looking at your competition, it seems like you should be able to pretty easily.

I have a construction back ground, I don’t have time for big renovation projects, but would like the buildings to be located somewhere I could visit semi easily yearly and lay eyes on my investment.