They said they have been putting the rent in a drop box to pay the rent at the closed realty office.

The MLS (syndicated to Zillow, etc) is best for under 5 units because those are residential deals, not commercial.What do you mean by proprietary deal flow?

Lastly, while looking through the County Court Record I found a dismissed Eviction record filed this year Feb of 2024 on the prospect, the address listed on the record for the prospect (Defendant) is the current property they reside in but found another management company (RENU Property Management) as the plaintiff (this one was easier to look up as it operates nationally in several states).I usually have no problem with this as prospects usually reside in a known management company serviced in the area (Most are the typical corporate rental companies like First Key and Progress Residential, and some with the more known local management companies.).

. ____, my name is Abel from Abel Realty...

Also, in my experience, if a prospective resident is telling you to replace things that are new, you probably don't want them as a resident. 

That's how I'm able to comply with the CSLB's requirements.just like another poster said, tripping over nickels to pick up pennies.to wit: its not legal to do a time n materials contract on residential properties.

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New construction, residential and commercial buildings are going up everywhere.

cashflow in residential is typically achieved either through a more difficult method, or after 10+ years.

I am now in the process of converting that multi into a long term residential group home.