It is landlords responsibility to make sure the house is safe and habitable, which includes making sure all safety features are operating correctly.

If the plaster is intact (not crumbling, cracking or showing signs of significant damage), it may be safe to leave.

So from funding balt city row houses to loudoun county :)Yeah it’s funny even on a personal level I lived in D.C. last year and the crime while I was never a victim there were probably at least a half dozen shootings within a few blocks a my apartment (which was literally across from where the nats play, a good part of town) and literally so many car jackings I lost count, eventually at the end of the year I was like I’m not paying 3k a month to have constant shootings next door, I’ve ended up for a variety of reasons spending at town of time on the eastern shore, and I kind of realized this is walkable & safe & affordable, I kind of think small towns are the future.  

Hopefully, this first investment will launch our journey in real estate.Here are some criteria we have in mind:Not in downtown SacramentoClass C+ or B location, since we will be living in one unit (we just want a safe location)Units with shared walls, not ceilingsSeparately meteredFairly renovated or well-maintained (not a fixer-upper, but if one unit is renovated and the others need some work, we would love the experience of fixing and renovating)Can you think of any other factors we should consider?

Are you looking for cash flow, safe neighborhood or bringing a property out of the abyss to perfection?  

We are also owner-occupying our buildings so we need to know how to safe guard ourselves with boundaries as we are living in our buildings, Jesse had some similar experiences.

It's a safely issue for us, as we live in another unit in the house. 

I am more in my BRRR phase so lower purchase price with a decent fix it but I would safely say prob still 70-80k loan price total.I have also been paying $885 - $1,000 for appraisals which just seems very high to me. 

And then of course you'll unload everything and store in a safe place, right?

If this is the case for heloc’s then it’s safe to say this could also be tested for first position liens.