I currently live in a hot market (the SF-Bay Area) , where finding property isn't an impossible task but just unlikely to meet ones goals just starting out  in today's market climate without High income or moving to an undesirable location.With this  also will be my First deal so I am just trying to do my Due Diligence and reach out to the masses and get an opinion .

Ya we used to draw the line at Mullets, Mohawks &Toupee's , and now i hear some are including comb over'sNext was the decals on the window of their pickup trucks and the mud flaps.Tattoos were further down the line.....

Don't let anyone sell you mud jacking.

Tenants come and go as do neighbors but you don't want to run the risk of making them not like you for bringing in people they may feel are undesirable. 

*Then* open a LLC in that same state and put your new RE in it.Clear as mud?

I want an all new kitchen from soup to nuts, new bathroom, new hardwoods in living room and dining room, refinish original hardwoods in 2 bedrooms, paint, replace wood paneling in 2 rooms with sheetrock/mud/tape/paint, make 2 existing doorways a little larger, frame half of basement/drywall/outlets/carpet.2.

Here is a decent piece of literature I found doing a quick Google search:Clear As Mud?

Just sold a property and the cost was $20K since it had 2% asbestos in the drywall mud.

I like to do a small pad of extra nice floor tile at the entry. 12-15 tiles isn't much expense, it looks fancy, and it protects the carpet from rain and mud.

I was driving around some of our land yesterday and got stuck in the mud.