There are plenty of people who are new to this industry, but never get off the ground because they allow their fear to be their decision maker. 

Classes are starting soon and I don't know if I should go to college if I desire to make real estate a full time job.

He smoked indoors and there was so much nicotine damage that I had to charge him for it.

I've evicted lots of tenants who make rent payments at the bank and it has never been an issue, but there is a very definite process involved to be sure it is done right.

For those of you familiar with trello, I created a few lists; "Email Lead" when an email comes in, "Questionnaire sent" when I emailed them my pre-screener, "Physical Visit" when they passed my prescreen and I scheduled an in person visit, "Awaiting Application" I gave an application to everyone that came to a physical visit "Application Received" When I received their application "Background check" when they passed the application review and were sent a background check request "To Landlords" when they passed the background check and now needed to be reviewed by the decision makers "To Deny" for anyone that did not meet criteria If anyone wants to see what this trello board looks like, let me know For the background check, I used the SmartMove program recommended in the ultimate guide to tenant screening and it worked very well.

The indoor units get moldy very quickly.

Some make really rough drawings with the dimensions labeling walls.

Did you advertise it as including an "in door" swimming pool?

SO cal investors are market makers no doubt.

But it will probably be a solid money maker at $120k.