"that being said" This is a very ruel area, I never realized how ruel it is, I feel like I live in the "TWILIGHT ZONE"

@Mauricio SandovalI was getting extremely high insurance quotes for our properties in Ohio, then I realized after reading forums on BP that you have to ask them to quote you on Actual Cash Value, not rebuild cost (which are extremely inflated during these times of supply issues).

If not and you're weary of dealing with this business you can always inform him you will begin advertising for a new tenant (which, of course, means there will be showings of the unit) and once a qualified replacement is found, his lease can be terminated.Sometimes when a tenant realizes there will be folks tromping through their place the bathroom "odor" suddenly evaporates.While you should not have to suffer loss of rent over all of this, life is too short to keep dealing with this nonsense.

@Justin Morgan I didn’t realize how heavily regulated and saturated some of these areas are - thanks for that insight.

Until then, it is nothing more than a trophy.I realize that this question was not directed at me, but I'm struck by this question.

I thought about delaying the move in date until the security deposit was in hand but then realized if they have issues with the deposit they would likely have issues with rent.

Has no real money and realizes hey the mortgage is not in my name and well there is no equity so I cant sell it I would have to come out of pocket and well I think I will just stop paying and collect Rents until the bank forecloses thereby trashing the orignal sellers credit and basically ruining their life.. those are the deals I have personally seen and that is why I am very much opposed to Sub too as a long term investment by Most investors who simply dont have the capacity to carry a deal if the tenant stops paying etc.. or is Bent and believe me there are tons of Bent folks out there that will think nothing of screwing nice people.  

Wholesaling in SoCal can be tough....i haven't found the competition factor a set-back yet..if your really out in the streets, knocking on doors, at your court houses, county buildings consistently you find there are not as many wholesalers as you may think actively wholesaling.....there are quiet a bit of people talking and wanting to get in...i use the county buildings and the court houses for my leads...there are some really great untapped resources and tons of different types of leads you can get from those two places...and of course I have not discovered anything brand new...im just realizing the sucess is in the fight and how hard you want it...when i found out about these two sources i started to pull data from them and let me tell you it was overwhelming...but it was a gold mine...before i made enough money to pay someone to do this for me....i had to spend hours and hours and hours daily scrubbing data....finding address and owners names...etc...i have a system now and it runs smooth...i find some really great deals throughout LA County and Riverside County...I have 2 cash buyers that have bought all my deals...thats another important thing find real cash buyers...when i first started out i didnt have real buyers and i found out other wholesalers were acting as cash buyers just passing my deals on and on and it became a daisy chain leading to no where...Anyway i love wholesaling and i could type all day..if you want some creative ideas to find properties PM me....but dont give up...and don't let anyone discourage you about SoCal...its tough and it will literally make you cry....lol but its great place to start wholesaling...if your willing to put in the work...

I realize that it’s easy for me to do thanks to my network on the ground but it’s probably much harder for you.

For example, you might buy your first property and realize that being a landlord (especially a long distance landlord) is not for you - even with a property management in place.