What was your first, second, and third steps...?

@Encsi Balla I second @Paul Allen advice.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

Second issue is I have only found one property with it's assessed value posted on the county's auditor website, all of the other properties I have looked at I can not find assessed value anywhere. 

The first floor consists of 2 restaurants and the second and third floor is basically a 5 plex of apartments. 

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

To help pay for my second year of college.

Upon a sale, the amounts received from this deal would eat into the exclusion.9) The appreciation rights of the investor and the note could be sold off to other investors if either party got impatient.10) A maximum LTV on mortgages on the property in the range of 60% could be established to reduce the likelihood that the seller gets behind and does a short sale that wipes out the investor.11) If this arrangement might cause a problem for the homeowner when refinancing or taking out a HELOC, the investor could agree that the investor's interest is subordinated.Benefits: The homeowner's net worth is less concentrated in Silicon Valley single family home performance, and the investor gets a leveraged return on an asset that has potential to appreciate at faster than the rate of inflation.

If you list the home for $1.00, it will sell in seconds. 

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.