Acoustics comes down to mass (more density like extra layers of gypsum board.

Make adjustments that you anticipate they will not object to -- say 5-10%.Secondly stagger the changes (say 1/2 this month and the other 1/2 in two months) so that you don't expose yourself to mass move-outs.

200k people in a market is irrelevant if there is a mass exodus of people fleeing the state and jobs are leaving.  100k is hands down the winner if people and businesses are moving into that market.  

I would like to ask if the property below would be ok. I am a new investor. Price: $320,000Scheduled Gross Income $50,400 Effective Gross Income $48,384 Operating Expenses $24,496Net Operating Income $23,888Tax: $3,65...

Stone Hill Realty Association (Mass. 1996), held that a tenant failed to show a clear nexus between her multiple sclerosis and her need to have a cat, despite her physician’s statement that she would suffer serious negative consequences if deprived of the cat.

Also where can I find and what are best list to send these mass mail campaigns to.

I've been investing in RI and mass for 5 years now.

I didn't plan on mass email people at random because as you said, that personal connection is important.

Currently there is a mass exodus of millennials from the Bay Area moving to more affordable areas as they reach their prime "settle down" years, and Sacramento happens to be one of those main locations.We are projected to have the #1 year-on-year rental growth in the nation this year with 10%, and 8.5% the next.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-california-high-housing-prices-20160414-story.htmlThe California Association of Realtors has predicted a mass exodus out of the Bay Area this year, either to more affordable surrounding counties (Sacramento and the Central Valley) or out of California all together:http://la.curbed.com/2016/3/4/11161626/california-housing-costs-migrationBoomers who are sitting on a ton of equity realize they can move out of the Bay Area to retire to live like a king somewhere in the Midwest and purchase their house cash, and Millennials are entering their prime "settle down" years and think $650k for a 1950's tract home is a joke and they can't afford it even if they wanted it.But, they can move to Sacramento and buy a $350k remodeled home in a nice area with great school districts and raise their newborn children.