It's an interesting thread to read, no one can seem to understand why horrible credit, and drug trafficking charges would make a landlord not interested in renting to someone.

This is out of hard won experience, all the property was either empty or occupied by non-paying tenants, and all the property was in horrible disrepair and in DEEP tax debt.

I'm not horribly far from you, over in LA.

I recently open an account with a local bank and their online banking is horrible.

Like Michael said, it will look horrible.

It could be a quick $14K (13%) return, or this could go horribly.

Caulk at some point will mold or need to removed which creates more O&M.Caulking is a art and most properties we buy there is a lot of time spent removing horrible caulk jobs.

For example, the most profitable flip property may make a horrible rental property.

Probably some subtle thing where having one or two 8's is really good but having three of them is horrible

Okay well not too far mileage-wise but would be no small feat busting through traffic :)I've talked to a lot of agents out in your area and through the valley and they say the same thing... fighting through the bidding wars is horrible.