@Harjeet BhattiSo in turn I would get 70% LTV being 28,400 with an appraised value of 112k?

I inherited some bad tenants to say the least.Month 1: Paid in cashMonth 2: Paid on the 15thMonth 3: Did not pay.Month 4: No signs of paying for September.They are out at the end of the month.

I don't have money for a down payment and there are improvements that need to be made to the home that I want to use the equity for, so I thought maybe apply for a HELOC or home equity loan first since I will own the property once we sign the contract and then use some of that money towards the downpayment to pay off the seller and then I will be making lower payments.

I'm fine with signing up. 

Apparently if you sign a lease as an LLC the landlord can't exactly control who is staying in the apartment because it is under an LLC (Let me know if this isn't true).

He works hard everyday and just turned 60 years old but he believes working at lease 6 days per week if not 7. 

They'll text if i left my garage open, they've brought our runaway dog back, signed for deliveries, they don't make a ruckus on weekends, etc...That being said, I would like to get their rent up to $1200-$1300 come lease renewal but that would be another significant increase.

However as the markets for rentals in California started to become less and less attractive (CAP rates below 6) I started to transition to flips to build up cash and reduce my long-term exposure to buy/holds that might not make as much sense if the rental markets turn and rates move up.

I called the county and they said I need to have her sign a deed from her married name into her current name but I will need it notarized and she has no way of proving her former name, what can I do?

You will find the top markets competition will be high..I see you have lived in CLT but I highly recommend boots in the grounds, too many over analyze and never visit the market or end up going with a turn key provider having no idea where they are investing..Identify neighborhoods in both markets where you find potentials and visit both market to make the best decision.