Verify State regs on deposits; eg in Calif we cancollect first + lastORcollect first + security deposit which can not be larger than 2x the rentYoung tenants have habits that disturb others;  loud music, many visitors, large parties that disrupt the neighbors.  

When the music stops and everyone goes running for the chairs, many people will find their chair is gone. 

"Rossi, who is seeking $75,000 and court costs, claims he has had to put up with party buses, raucous parties with topless women, foul language, noxious odors and thumping music."

HI Brandon,600 sq ft... that's a 20 x 30 area.Time guesstimate to DIY with a Sawzall, a sledge, and some music playing, maybe 2 weeks (if can you handle a fast workload for that long).Not everyone can handle physical labor for that long though, but at $8,500 for 600 sq ft upstairs plus a basement, wow.The other side of this is how much of that $8,500 is for permits and dumpster, and how much for labor.I mean if your area is $6,000 for a permit and dumpster that only leaves $2,500 for labor.Apples to Apples, you know.Good Luck!

I'm not sure if it applies to native Mexicans.

If you were in Phoenix, you'd take me to my favorite local Mexican Food place and I'd show you how it works.

I took stagecraft, African drumming, the history of music, and many more just to get "credits" And no, my major did not involve anything that resembles these classes in anyway shape or form.

And technology could certainly in the future make the god-awful real estate closing process a lot more bearable.Who needs the internet to listen to music, right? 

I Usually just have a meetup at Arriba's Mexican Restaurant and go over the basics, how it works, what to avoid, then I show a couple of actual properties, etc.

Educate yourself first, then you can sort the noise from the real music.1.