Wondering if anyone can suggest how I can get out of my hard money while currently my credit is very low.

As suggested, I think the size of the property is a bit irrelevant.  

Im in the southern california area about to do my first fix and flip (mainly cosmetic fix up) and was wondering if there are any permits I am going to need when renovating the house. 

@Shawn Blake I would strongly suggest you have a title company arrange closing.

I was wondering if you could look over:) 

We as a firm have investors working with us who have rental properties all over the US big and small.Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding.

I'd suggest doing a search for collection agencies or lawyers on Yelp and seeing which has good reviews.

Any suggestions? 

I was wondering if there are any other lenders out there that do? 

After buying and finishing The Book On Rental Property Investing, I'm definitely investing in rental properties is the path for me.I'm still obviously at the very beginning of my investing "career," so forgive me if this is an uninformed or silly train of thought, but I'm wondering if anyone can weigh in on the differences of investing in real estate, particularly in rental units, in the US vs Canada.