I'm seeing a pattern here lolI understand that CA has many issues, and it's only getting worse...

WD 40-,  maroon or gray scotchbrite pad..... even strokes from top to bottom going with the grain of the SS ... follow the grain pattern since it may be different on the stove vs refrigerator......

For example, they wanted new tile in the bathroom, its an older unit, so the grout is a little stained.

As is price point.. this will give you a better long term outcome.if you buy way under median your getting into renter dominated neighborhoods and schools for sure will be bottom ranked.. instead of going East have you considered Vegas.. lowest prop tax's basically in the country. no big weather issues  desert landscape super simple to take care of.. and Stucco homes with tile roofs no big thunder and wind storms to ruin roofs etc etc.. you can buy nice rental house there is a solid B location for about 300k. just worth checking out if you never have..

A former tenant of mine asked me if I could tear up the tile in the house and put down new carpet.

You can easily replace a damaged tile with peel & stick unlike regular tile or LVP. 5.

I actually surveyed land for 12 years in the area and know all which way the socioeconomic patterns are flowing.

I actually surveyed land for 12 years in the area and know all which way the socioeconomic patterns are flowing.

I actually surveyed land for 12 years in the area and know all which way the socioeconomic patterns are flowing.

Wall Street thought we were going to get six- eight rate reductions this year we’ve seen none so far and stagflation is setting in , the Fed is trapped , if they reduce rates now , inflation could catch on fire if they increase them again too much something in the economy will break I think we’re in this holding pattern for one to two years personally, I don’t claim to be a macro economic expert, but I do study it quite a bit and I’m not counting on or expecting rates to come down anytime soon and even if they do, they’ll just be small quarter-point rate hikes not enough to make a huge difference in cashflow, so ..I either hold and if they do decrease rates, there will  probably be another asset inflation bubble, which will increase my appreciation, or my cell and deploy the capital more wisely and look for some market softening and buy a good deal