The Federal Reserve did warn in December (when they raised rates) that they would likely raise interest rates 3 times in 2017.  

SB 1995 would fix these problems by improving the insurance warning and adding enforcement provisions in the form of a tolling provision and a Class A misdemeanor.

Warning, possible newbie question!

If they throw a party send them a letter telling them they are breaking their lease and that after 3 warnings they will be served a kappa notice(letter telling them to stop from your attorney). 4) Where would be best areas to advertise besides campus and craigslist?

Just looking for some advice, warnings, or other options about how to raise this down payment money without selling. 

I think i just take the pro-rated 8 months of depreciation in 2016 (for both actually) but when using one of the automated web services to do my taxes, i get a warning talking about net gain or loss Form 8829 , referring me to 8549, and form 4797.  

A few warnings though just to paint a complete picture, you will not likely see full LA appreciation in rent or prices there (but perhaps still better than out of state), you need to "cherry pick" the better neighborhoods to avoid the really rough stuff (especially on the East Side) and make sure you get in where you are willing and able to stay in because this area tends to get hit harder than others in a downturn.

.- Fix it, talk to them, give them "last Chinese warning" and hope that this will do it.** BTW when I called tenant to tell them that there is a leak, they said: I know, in the bathroom.

On top of seconding @Mark Gallagher and @Jerome Hanson, I would warn you of the 'shiny new penny' syndrome.

I've made a decent living over my brief investing career in Austin, but I've warned many out of state investors to the same thing that @Jay Hinrichs mentioned, which is that we have no state income tax here, which means that our property taxes are astronomical to make up for it.If you live here, it's immaterial, but if you live in a state with income tax, you're essentially getting taxed twice (and yes, I'm aware of (some) of the complexities of cross-state earnings and how they're taxed).