Originally posted by @Clay Smith:I like the idea of a turnkey for ones first investment.

But this is a more upscale rental, where most people who will be renting have high speed internet, computers, tablets, & smart phones.

I prefer something I can read anywhere, without having to deal with a laptop or tablet, and the eye fatigue that goes with it.2) Decide which education provider to use.  

for awhile now i have had my tablet pc. i bought it so that i could use the digitizer pen for people to sign my contracts once i started getting into the investing game.

Here in North Texas, red clay soil is the culprit.

Gotta get me one of those :)That house, while slightly larger then average, is pretty representative of the North East LA, and the appeal of such a property - clay shingle, smooth stucco, old hardwood, arched doorways and overall 1920's Spanish feel - when remodeled, is what's so appealing to retail buyers in the are so close to Hollywood etc..If the house was last bought in 1996 for $156K, and the current debt is in $730's, clearly the owner has taken equity out of it and walked.

@Ben Leybovich I think the inflection is lost typing on a tablet.

If you want to live on Mars with Elon Musk in masks and play with red clay all day, you're more than welcome to.

In the old days they used tar paper sewer pipe, then clay sewer pipe, and then finally plastic sewer pipe in recent times.

The realtor says KC is built on clay soil so it's not uncommon.