Title III of the ADA requires the removal of architectural barriers in existing facilities unless it can be shown that removing the barrier is "not readily achievable."

.: Some of the advice above is not well thought out or not aware of the rules in CA.  

When a home has big maintenance needs, it probably has a lot of little maintenance needs.

We have been in real estate for over 15 years, on the rental side we have owned up to 50 doors.

Investors come to our market because of the low barrier to entry and that we have a solid tenant base that provides solid cash flow to out-of-state investors like yourself.

They generally have out of college/construction unseasoned folks doing the paper permit reviews from what I've seen based on the comments that come back. 

Keep in mind that this comes with high turnover, and (often) students who will beat the hell out of the property!

Purchase price: $275,000 Cash invested: $275,000About this homeBeautiful 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom condo in the convenient location of Rowland Heights, close to bus stop, supermarket, schools, shopping centers etc. newer counter top in kitchen and bathroom. 2 parking spaces and storage room.

I've got a property under contractPurchase price $78K out the door (I have cash to close) Intent: build on the property which already has a functioning well, septic, and needs PGE installed Total buildout on the property utilities: $128K including the original land purchase price.

It seems like the shortest path to cash-flow with the less out of pocket expense.