The only rental claim I had a tenant submit for renters insurance was denied (condo flooded due to an exterior patio drain backing up) and they felt that damaged was not their liability. 

Hi Eva, I am in San Jose, but I probably spend half of my time helping clients in the Oakland area, as well as I was born and raised in the East Bay.If you go to meetup.com you can look up the events that are already in your area.Here are a couple:THE BARSTOOL INVESTORThe David Greene Team NorCal - Real Estate Networking Event, Wednesday, March 15 · 6–8 PM - Calicraft Brewing | Outdoor Patio Tables 2700 Mitchell Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94598Hope this helps. 

I could see the damage this was beginning to cause, so we discussed it with the tenants, and agreed on a solution, which was they did not have to take it down, we scheduled a day to return, and wrapped/attached a single piece of thick soft plastic around the rack so that splashed water just runs back into the sink.

The home has a full basement with a bathroom ,back patio garage  4 bedrooms 3 bath 1700 sq ft.

Hope Village has patio homes for Seniors they are 500k to purchase a 40% interest and then the HOA is 1500.00 a month..

Renters like the private entrance, patio, attached garage, etc.

It also had tile instead of raw concrete in the patio.

Now that we are settling in and getting all the new construction costs handled (landscaping, fence, patio, minor home upgrades etc) we are wanting to put our money to work for us in more than just the financial markets.It seems to be tough to find rental properties in the Denver Metro / Boulder Metro area that turn a profit on a 15yr mortgage, but I'm only casually looking while accruing my downpayment.Q: What price point should I be looking into?  

This particular row home does not have any grounds other than a small patio in the back and sidewalk in the front.  

I really want to focus on unique properties that stand out from the other rentals that have things such as a garage, multiple bedrooms, private back yard, patio area, etc.