Add shutters to all windows to accentuate the horizontal-ness of the home.Paint all shutters black, which will probably go well the darker bricks in the brick blend.Paint the two small white utility boxes on the front to match the brick, or move them to the side of the house.Replace the porch column with a rather plain square one.Get rid of the shrub in front of the column.Trim that bush near the driveway to about 1/3 the height of the bricks or get rid of it.Good Luck with your choices!

I have partnered with 2 other people, one of whom has more experience in this area and has particular interest in CA REO's.My initial experience has been that the 60 cent and lower REO, while discussed on other web sites by so many, is as elusive as the proverbial Loch Ness monster -- everyone talks about it, but nobody actually has it when push comes to shove, unless I want builder's closeouts on condos in FL or houses in Detroit.Several of you on this site seem experienced and successful in this area, and your post in particular caught my eye.

the yield being chased when doing leverage real estate investment is actually :appreciation_of_equity + cash flow * ( spread between appreciation and mortgage rate or spread between bond yield).As long as your appreciation market is > 1.40 of mortgage rate --> that would define your return.I guess to everyone that invest in real estate or SPY to create your own spreadsheet and make your own financial modelling beforeeven placing a bid.There's no random-ness in investment.

Quote from @Stacie Olh: It’s not clear if the owner is noncompliant because he failed to obtain a certificate of occupancy related to the construction or LA’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance.

Eric, Ditto:  Loopnet, Marcus & Millichap, Argus, Sperry Van Ness, SSBA, and a handful of Small Biz Websites. 

(please excuse the stank of newbie-ness in the following Q's!).

Joel Ness send me a PM.

The due on sale clause is a mythical beast like the Yeti and the Lock Ness Monster.  

And than the internet, we were all supposed to be living the birth of this great planetary kumbaya where we'd all hold virtual hand's, our great specie "one-ness"..... 

In addition to the 1.1 gpf (liquids)/1.6 gpf (solids) toilets, I see they now have the 0.9 gpf (liquids)/1.28 gpf (solids) toilets.Any experiences or thoughts on their durability/appropriate-ness for a rental?