My husband and I currently live in NYC and are relocating to Los Angeles and we need real estate/ general financial planning advice. One of our financial goals is to invest in real estate that will provide good cash ...

Property owners, according to protections in the First Amendment, cannot be compelled to publicly utter any language that they do not want to utter."

Of course I could be utterly wrong and reality could be quite different from what my research is telling me. 

You can find utterly stinking piles of crap which have great cash on cash returns that look good but are bad investments. 

My 11 Clover St property is held by 11 Clover St LLC :)I would recommend having a business name that is somewhat explanatory:Skyler's RE InvestingLogan's Local Landlord LLCetcSometimes, especially in technology, you see some cool, but utterly mysterious names:AegisRontomMorian SystemsI don't like to make potential investors/buyers think too hard.  

Supposedly you could generate $90k in rent a year......But the building were utterly delapitaded, and not fit for any sort of rental without significant cash.It stayed on the market for two years until sold for $25k to an investor somewhere.

They thought that was utterly ridiculous.  

I believe in a middle ground between utter depravity and utter communitarian bliss.  

It just shows an utter disdain for you and your business, and frankly a lack of appreciation for the effort you made to provide a well-maintained home at a reasonable price for he and his family.If he had responded more diplomatically, explaining he did not cause the damage and if he generally took care of the unit and was not a problem tenant, I might have been more inclined to work something out.  

If you are correct about the value, that's the way to get the number you need.And unless your kids ask you tell them a make-believe bedtime story, please don't ever utter the work "Zestimate" again.