@Angelo Caruso I would determine your reserve based on the age of the property, the age of it's most expensive limited-life components (roof, HVAC, oil heater?

Originally posted by @Ethan Cooke:@Armand Farrokh - Find someone who has the latest rental agreement from San Francisco Apartment Association (SFAA), or you can join SFAA and get access to their forms and templates.

One of my favorite books that forces you to start with the end in mind and weigh the cost/reward of every decision is a book called Lifeonaire by Shaun McCloskey and Steve Cook.

Wow...I wish here in Cook County (Chicago) our court system would be this accessible where you could simply call into the clerk to say you were late or fax in personal requests to the judge.Here, defendants get 30 days to vacate a default judgement [almost] without question.

there were all sorts of fires.. turns out they would use the sink in the bath room to put briquets in them and put a BBQ grate over it and cook their chicken skewers.. 

In these cases, it's best to hire one on a contingency basis, else if you pay attorney fees, it's just throwing good money after bad.My wife's younger sister was killed by a major company oil truck that ran a red light.

@Caleb Heimsothagreed, you can do alot with 30 but your goose is cooked once that is done.... i would never advocate buying to low end rentals and burning through your cash... point taken.i would look for assumptions, etc with no money down or very low cash out of pocket to get started...

Squeaky wheel gets the oil, keep bugging them. 

Hi everyone,Currently, the property we are interested in is using oil for heat. 

Maybe whatever Buffet and his boys cook up.