I've combed through all the laws in CA and can't seem to find anything suggesting that this would be illegal.

Most of the houses in my neighborhood are out of my price range, but one just came available at the top of my price range (actually probably a hair above, but hey).

The only problem with this, is that you have to comb through each individual property and it is time consuming, but still free.

I think that these scumbag squatters should be dragged out of the house by their hair; flogged; and then thrown in jail!

I'm trying to comb my way through the updated Residential Tenancies Act but I can't really seem to find an answer.

My rent on the second unit is stabilized and just a hair above market rate, but justifiable.

James, Are you stuck in Lodi again or just headed back to San Francisco with flowers in your hair?

So my suggestion is build as much funds as you can other wise you will be pulling your hair out trying to get deals started. best of luck

a family member of mine has an Airbnb property. they had their house cleaner come in after their last guest had left. a few days later, before the next guest came in the cleaner returned to the house because he thought he had left something behind. when he went inside he found that someone had been staying there. the bed had been used, there was beer in the fridge, dog hair on the couch. this got me thinking about how easy it is for someone to log on to Airbnb and look at a particular property to see if there is availability that day, then you could just walk up to the house, knowing it is vacant and try all the windows and doors to see if the last guest left anything unlocked. this seems like a pretty clever idea for a vagrant looking for a place to crash. has anybody ever had this happen to them?

@Tyler Combs Potentially yes, I've heard that lending agents are more favorable towards you if you have an account with their bank.