I would agree that buying existing duplex or triplex is better, but it may be hard to find and "stinky old" and outdated.

I would try  to locate a "skiptracer" that manually searches EVERY lead you send over who wont just run it through a batch skiptracing tool and send over outdated phone numbers and data that you cant use for you business!

The online lists I have found all seem outdated and indicate that there are none in the local area.

The team holds a pair of one-year options at the Oakland Coliseum.The Raiders would presumably then have to find a place to play in 2019 and Davis has all but ruled out using UNLV's current home, 35,500-seat Sam Boyd Stadium about nine miles southeast of campus, due to outdated locker rooms and the lack of a proper security border around the facility.

It's a pretty dynamic business so books probably get outdated pretty quickly.  

Seems to be lot of properties for sale, but I'm not too familiar with the neighborhood and I'm a little concerned about how outdated the properties look?

Hey Cindy, I work with contractors in Philly who seek out shells or outdated properties to renovate and flip.

The wording on the NOLO page makes it sound like you are correct, the clock starts ticking the day you hand over keys and vacate, just make sure that is the current CA landlord tenant laws and not an outdated version.The Landlord should absolutely have to get involved in the security deposit, but I just re-read this and see there were roommates.

Do I buy an outdated condo and put 20-30k into it to increase the rental income? 

- That is, until I heard about real estate investing, house hacking and cash flow . . .We have done substantial cosmetic work to the property since purchasing it and turned an outdated 1990s house into a nice home.