I don't want to insult her, nor harshly burst her bubble that this home she recently rented for a year does not have A/C (as is common in this mountainous area).

If it gets too bad it will need a chemical wash.Dave

Cook County is the only most populous county that lost population (182,066) in the last ten years with a 3.4% decline and I grew tired of the harsh winters and high property taxes there.

@Charles Soper,that is what I figured and I didn't mean to be harsh on you... over the years I've heard all kinds of questions and ideas.

There was a major chemical spill in the 80s that wasn't properly contained so there is a large section near the Garfield train station where high levels of chromium have been found in basements of homes.

I certainly would not purchase this property if I did not expect continuing rent appreciation as it is detached duplex (two tenants are typically twice the work of one) and the current cash flow is too low for me to justify the effort.So far the extent of our value adds has been rehabs with potentially adding bathrooms.I have significant confidence of continued rent increases over the next few years at least: 1) rents lag property appreciation. 2) vacancy rate is real low. 3) cost to add more than ADU is high - it coasts around $100K to break ground for residential in San Diego (permits, surveys, etc.). 4) Minimum wage increases already approved.  5) one of the best weather climates in the US.  6) rising population: one recent study had San Diego as 13 highest population increase of large US cities.  7) geographically constrained: Constrained by Mexico to the South, Pacific to the West, Camp Pendleton to the North, and the East quickly gets harsh.  8) good and varied employment: Hard to manage a employment category melt down that could impact the range of employment in San Diego.  9) environmentally diverse from mountains to desert to beach to happening urban center.This weekend I plan to send 2 rent increase notices. 

We use Clorox Commercial Grade chemicals. 

@Gareth FisherThanks for the post.I think the corollary of your argument is that we are so conditioned to hear the success stories to motivate us to go out and do things or buy stuff that there is little room for the harsh reality of business being anything but an endless string of success stories. 

No one is going to do anything if people do not stick up for themselves.. you can also get a lawyer I suspect a few harshly written letters to Morris ( forget Oceanpointe) I suspect they will be insolvent.. but Morris I suspect has the wherewhithal to make this right.One person got on BP and did one U tube and posted it here and Morris made a deal with him to take it down and then they would REALLY go renovate like they should of in the first place or give the guy his money back.. in a stunning admission the guy gave MOrris a pass and kept the property.. the reality Is these properties are not as advertised..

There's too many risks, including illegal/illicit use, including copyrighted material and FIOS as you can see is taking harsh measures (slow spleed, freeze account for days, freeze account indefinitely after 6+ file transfers, even if same title).Additionally, there are the complaints that the wifi signal is poor etc in a certain room (which is pretty much inevitable).. and even when the tenant defaults paying rent altogether and/or abuses it, there might be the future claim of that 'utility' provided prematurely being cut off, even if its complimentary?