My apartment on the 3rd floor was also broken into with small things missing.

You will be able to secure a few deals that otherwise you would have missed before due to your regular job.

Doors are missing or unhinged, etc. 

Aside from seller financing is there any other creative ideas I am missing?

But if there are major things required, it could mean that you missed something you shouldn’t have.

When you get stuck in numbers without looking at the overall picture, you may miss something however the fault is not on the spreadsheet, it's on how you use it.

I miss living in Santa Monica, but I would never pay todays prices to own, or live there today. 

As for finding a multi family property, they’re awesome to have, but don’t miss out on a great opportunity with a single family property if that’s all you can find.

Am I missing anything?

Thanks and I look forward to your responsesWhether your a first time or an investor with a lot of experience I believe one of the most important things missing from your list is "cash reserves".