Avoiding accessive PM fees (personally I recommend most people self-manage)These will eat away at your ROI.

I've been sending people to a Realtor/property manager in Sacramento.

Hi Stephen, I would suggest reading as much as you can and connecting with people in the industry.

Call me fiercely independent but I don’t want other people arbitrarily telling me what I can and can’t do with my hard earned property.

That’s why I try so hard to explain to people I meet every day the benefits.

A lot of people say they can't find a good investment in LA, but you are proof that deals can be found.

They make their money off of real estate agents, but real estate agents are the worst people to make money off because they are highly unreliable and in and out of the business when the market changes.Their target should be the consumer with higher levels that they can subscribe too for data, since Zillow is linked to the MLS now which makes their data somewhere more reliable.

People going to the university for whatever reason? 

And the split is whatever you decide on. 50/50 is what a lot of people usually do.

Also Saw this as the same in shenandoah and people buying condos.