I sold a condo in the San Francisco Bay Area, really wanted to keep it but the badly managed HOA and all their HOA increases with a large special assessment, decided to get out of it.

It's a charge per property in the system, paid monthly, which really isn't bad. 

Treat it as business relationship where it is mutually beneficial not just some guy you are trying to control and squeeze every bit of "what can you do for me" out of.

So, if you see a tree in bad shape on a neighbors property that could affect you, you notify them of it.

Palo alto the 180 recently traded at 3.2 mil and the 350k one would be over 4 mil.. and would have cash flowed a ton :(  But you know I was at the time afraid of negative cash flow and I did make substantial profits on each that went into my business.. so not all bad.. 

The cameras are not a bad idea especially because the trust has been shaken with the tenants.

Just make certain to build a relationship with a reputable turnkey operation who treats the city like it’s there own backyard, specializes in section 8 and has in-house management as well as day in and day out boots on the ground crews, etc.

I would appreciate anyone’s comments on this type strategy good or bad and your opinion of these indexes.  

I am willing to go so far as to say they intentionally are seeking investment sources who don't have the means or sophistication to conduct appropriate diligence.Sadly social media has made it far easier for these bad actor capital raisers to get in front of their target audience with ease.

If you are a broker and are on this list how would you feel being treated like a late night informercial kitchen gadget buy one get two free offer?