another member of this board recommended i use a 3rd party service for just this occasion.

My only question is regarding the past few months where there has been a contractor onsite, approximately 40 hours a week doing work; along with his mother who on at least 15 occasions makes unannounced visits into the house.

We all get called out on occasion.

I do on occasion out of general principal but I don't advertise the fact to any renters.

But with a condo, I get to save on the outside expense (x%) and in return pay an HOA fee.Now, I realize that the condo association will not make the exact same decisions that I might make on each occasion and therefore the HOA fee may be slightly less optimized than my normal x%.

I've wholesaled REO's on multiple occasions but I'd prefer dealing with a homeowner.To wholesale an REO you will need a significant earnest money deposit (normally at least $1,000), proof of funds/financing, and you will need to double close the property (probably needing transactional funding in Cali).

I admit that I don't check out the property listing very often, but I just learned that you can sort through these very easily and also check out deal were people are looking for partners.For anyone that doesn't visit the resource center on occasion you may be missing some good resources.

I have been hammered by "current" landlords on multiple occasions!

Not sure if this has been mentioned previously, but there have been several occasions where I have gone to PM someone, wrote my message, clicked send, only to be told after the fact that we need to be colleagues first.

Just act like you are a prospective tenant.I have done this on numerous occasions and it works very well.Best of luck!