As a Military Officer, Take Charge (of the Household) and Move Out!

Scott's book on estimating rehab costs is pretty comprehensive. 

By screening everyone in the household, you can potentially avoid an eviction and other tenant problems.  

Assuming you have no pressing liquidity concerns and have a stable household income, I would prefer to buy houses in middle-to-upper middle parts of the metroplex.

I’ve not had a chance to research the percentage of households that were renting at the end of the recession as compared to before to see if there might be a potential benefit to having rental property in a period of time when people are not buying homes.Good luck with the first property!!

After doing a very comprehensive search through various LA neighborhoods for both turnkey & fixer-uppers, going from Inglewood/Hawthorne to NoHo to East LA (Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, etc.), I've realized it's incredibly difficult to find qualified investments.

I really appreciate you taking the time to put forth such a comprehensive response. 

In order to avoid the low participation rate, I've a.) suggested that by completing the survey, the tenants could win up to $100 - the amount is a function of the thoroughness and comprehensiveness of their answers and b.) issue the survey with 3-6 months left on the year-long lease so that I can take the feedback into consideration and assess repairs and improvements that may help retain my top quality tenants and reduce vacancy. 

Article from today —Almost 50 percent more potential homebuyers from outside Arizona searched for houses in Phoenix area during the first quarter than a year agoAbout 23 percent of out-of-state buyers looking in Phoenix were from Los Angeles during the first three months of this yearDenver residents’ top pick for moving was Phoenix—Metro Phoenix draws homebuyers from LA, Seattle and Denverhttps://www.azcentral.com/story/money/real-estate/catherine-reagor/2018/07/15/metro-phoenix-draws-homebuyers-la-seattle-and-denver-home-prices-household-income-redfin/772863002/

I'm trying to find a good comprehensive one, too.