What, if anything, can I do to protect myself from the nightmarish scenarios I hear about landlording in California?

I know that there is more behind the scenes then what is shown on TV but on these shows, they seem to be able to do a renovation for between 30-40K.

During the last 4 years, I have been looking / studying the the investment scene in the US (mainly Florida - because of all the short sales and foreclosures).  

I also know that you're not too familiar with how the market really works behind the scenes.  

Not even sure if you could do that or if there is some type of A/B testing that can be done to compare what they did (or didn't do) to what those rankings would be like without those changes.Not saying that they aren't doing something behind the scenes but not sure how I can justify the expense without an ROI.I may be asking for something that simply doesn't exist.  

I’ve been grinding the poker scene for a long time and looking to change how I make a living.

There is nothing worse than a poor virtual staging scene that looks cheap. 

So I am fairly new to the REI scene and I was scouring the internet for buying opportunities and I think I found something that was appealing to the eye.

Hi all, I have a three family property in Fort Hill in Roxbury with a 2 bed 1 bath unit that recently went vacant. Instead of filling it with another long term renter, I'm toying with the idea of furnishing it and cat...

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