Right now I've been looking at the assessor website, but I'm not 100% confident in it. 

Check each city + SB County websites for lots of good info, read posts here on BP, go spend a weekend up there getting to know the areas, call local agents and ask questions, etc. 

Tied up in all that is a substantial investment into my website, that does bring in income (I teach online all over the world) to bring in more students via a marketing and a rebranding effort, but that would open up a cash flow, every month, in and of itself. 

He had a solid podcast, YouTube videos, a website, and everything looked legit.

Also, I suggest becoming a pro member to the website and adding a photo to your profile page.Best of luck-feel free to update us when you purchased your first property.Regards,Danny

Luckily for me I know how to look at the inspection report as it is updated live online at the county website.

Any recommondations for a website, form or formula that I could use? 

My reading of the website is that a 6-foot fence is fine as long as you have a Zoning Permit. 

However, I have struggled to find books/resources on this sort of RE (which is probably a good thing) - does anyone have any recommendations on where I can find any podcasts/books/websites/etc to shorten the learning curve? 

Do you guys feel like this website is helpful?