They explained the existence of these programs on both the federal and local levels to both help alleviate the abundance of dilapidated buildings in older urban areas like Los Angeles and encourage more ownership/investment in older properties.

Its a good thing to want to be successful, and a mentor is always a great way to help alleviate some of that.

If you arrange to be there during the dishwasher installation and the minor plumbing repair will that alleviate her fears?

Very unfortunate that they caved in the name of a "housing crisis" that.Rent controls will NOT alleviate the housing shortage, they may actually make it worse. 

Liberal policies exacerbate the very problems they are meant to alleviate.

One way to alleviate the problem would be for the Gov (Fed & State) to eliminate (or drastically reduce) the capital gains and depreciation recapture taxes on investment properties.

Secondly, when talking on economic theory yes, the catalyst does matter, greatly, to the extent that it's almost all that matters because it is the means as to how far-reaching a recession will be, how deep, durable, and the means to mitigate and alleviate. 

If the numbers work out, and your concerns are more about any "surprises" you may find, why don't you hire an inspector to take a look, bring in some contractors to give you rehab estimates, bring in other local investors to get their opinion of the deal, etc.Proper due diligence should alleviate most -- if not all -- of your fears...if it doesn't, then trust your gut and walk away...

To me, this helps alleviate some risk of irresponsibility of your tenants in case one of your residents  (usually the one with no money or credit) turns out to be savage.... and the other gives up on their responsibilities, so to speak.

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