If you insisted on having the same attorney do everything, you'd at least want to get a clear understanding of who the attorney was going to represent (if anyone) in the unfortunate event that crap hit the fan.

This rule does not apply to Chinese citizens, so they can buy multiple units.From what I understand from some friends (US Citizens) who have sold their properties overseas, there is no 'need' to declare overseas assets now.  

So I was a little too understanding translating the time line into contractor time, which is 2x longer than normal people time.The owner of X, had mentioned they'd be done around Christmas.

I am highly motivated to accomplish my goals but feel very uneducated and lost when it comes to understanding on how I would go about making my first Investment.

And you have nowhere or hard to explain...If you confront her, most likely, it will hurt the relationship...But at least she understands the reason you kick her out is more reasonable (AirBNB).So she won't misunderstand you, that you use selling property as an excuse to kick her out.

My understanding is this is called seasoning and some banks have 6 month to 1 year criteria in place you need to wait.  

I understand what works for one may not work for another.

I feel like my understanding of the business has increased substantially in these 3 short months but I believe it is now time to take the next step and get myself out there.

I understand building in additional income, but I think you are doing a long term dis-service to yourself in that respect.  

I can understand that decision even if history indicates that San Diego will be the better investment (past performance does not necessarily indicate future performance).The verifiable facts are that San Diego has been a very good long term buy n hold locale (especially for financed buy n hold) and that there are indicators indicating it will continue to be a good long term buy n hold locale.