I have made purchase that have been virtually cash neutral but they were under market purchases and/or had an opportunity for a small amount of sweat appreciation.  

If you buy California at it's current peak that state is more appreciation than cash flow so when it naturally cycles down again you likely will be cash flow neutral to negative waiting for the next upswing.

Human nature and financial incentives can make it hard for an agent to be neutral when representing both the buyer and seller, or both the landlord and tenant.Tricky negotiations: An agent who represents parties with opposite interests can’t advocate for either.

But what do I know, I'm as skewed from neutral in my thinking having lived in SoCal as anyone else.

That's a pretty neutral grey interior.  

Stay with a neutral paint scheme that you'll use in all of your properties.

In places where they are “neutral” they can be a place to go to get the tenant to perform as the lease requires.  

It's always nice if there's some neutral 3rd party that's telling you OpEx numbers. 

If we can demo close to $15K I should be in for a neutral cash position.

Once you clean the place (including the ducts), an ozone generator can be used to neutralize smoke.