Charge them for the cost of repairs. 

Which may also be a reason to hold on to your current place (appreciation).Second, have you been in your primary at least two years.

The main reason that I like the larger units it that a 4-plex ranges from roughly 1-1.5 million in my market. 

There are also costs to having the license each year and you have to hang your license with a broker. 

There's usually a good reason why the entry points are lower.

Hence your 25% down.And check to see why your front-end closing costs are so high...25% of $215k is $53,750.

For a number of reasons, she's just looking for stability & a good job in the industry right now. 

I have a capital gain taxes question:if I sell my home for 510k and provide the seller 10k seller credit towards escrow costs, would I be paying capital gains taxes in California for that additional 10k?

So I guess what your saying is...Aside from the city of Los Angeles chasing landlords away with anti-landlord legislation, rent control, and rental registration, etc, etc, and all the red tape that goes with it, here's another reason for landlords to close up shop and go somewhere else. 

I have seen some not do this and the entire house was trashed and cost them thousands to remove everything.