(These tenants are spoiled children ... the only deal you should make with them is a deal to go away)  They can either leave voluntarily for a modest monetary incentive (which should be less than the total cost to evict) or go through an eviction.In the end, a contract doesn't mean anything unless you bring in lawyers to enforce it. 

The more children "series" you add, thats another $800 franchise tax to the State of CA.

Do you charge for painting over numerous nail holes in the walls? 

You have already payed for numerous repairs that should have been his responsibility.

Because you are going to live there pick somewhere that you actually want to live it may sound silly but Google street view is the best resource, City-data.com is good for demographic data and there are numerous websites that show school districts. 

@David LeeCouple things you might want to look further into: parent-child exclusion in CA for property taxes, Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, intentionally defective grantor trust, gifting outright from parents to children. 

My LLC currently consists of my wife and me. Of our 3 daughters, we noticed our youngest (13) has a strong desire in real estate investment since she was 10. Clearly there’s a lot can happen as she grows up but I wann...

The way I think of it, in an explicitly Christian way, is that it is we are all children of God.

And there should be a double bounty for children who report on their parents!

My recommendation is use the course and continue to learn from the numerous online videos provided by both Gene and others in this space.