@Edward L lauckern you cant just start cutting notches in the studs as the house may become structurally unstable and fall down

In doing so, you avoid placing a bad tenant in your property and running into major issues later on.Here are some of the most important red flags to become familiar with:Tenants that have nothing good to say about their previous landlord (and place all the blame elsewhere)Unstable employment or incomeThose with prior evictions, regardless of the explanationAny type of criminal backgroundPeople who have moved many times within a small period of timeAnyone who has been living with a friend or relative without just causeKnowing the signs that make up a bad tenant will save you time and money in the long run.

By the time the structure is unstable, it's a little late to call for help.And plaster & lath walls are harder to work with than sheetrock.

Motivated sellers can include Absentee Homeowners with Equity, Recently Divorced, Seniors with 20+ Year Ownership and Financially Unstable. 

I am currently making around 30k per year, but the income is highly unstable, due to the nature of my work.

I would think month to month would be super unstable.

Most were mentally unstable and were under state supervision. 

@Joe Splitrock  not getting much sympathy for the 350k a year bay area family :).. but I agree.. its the same premise I tell folks that want to buy rentals that only have 500 a month in rent.. and to rent you only need 3x.. so you have 1500 gross minus 500 in rent another 200 in utls phone etc. and your tenant is living on 200 a week.. pretty unstable.. take a 1200 rent do the same 3X which is common and now same tenant same town is living on 2400 a month or 800 a week Before tax of course.. but you get the drift.so same thing with the 350k earner with the 7 to 10k mortgage they still have plenty to live on prices of staples are the same in SF as other areas. gas is a  little more but since if your smart you have a Tesla and your not buying gas anyway and you can now get a brand new never been used Tesla in about 60 days for 35k cash ..

These are people who may very well be ready to downsize and pull the equity out of their home.Another market is the Financially Unstable.

They call oak floor unstable and it is.