But if you are implying that all landlords who own rent stabilized units act like your friend, or that I was implying to use such methods, then I have a problem with that.Besides, you are saying your friend made out very well, so this kind of contradicts your original statement that RS is not profitable.

@Astrid LorenzI'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that this was a recent change in the city or county ordinances.

This implies that if their lease does not currently indicate that smoking is not allowed in the unit, you cannot change the lease to not allow smoking in the unit.  

Implies a whole unit and not just a bedroom.I don't see Individual Dwelling Unit defined in the 2016 CBC.

Even if they're not overtly saying "get a mentor" it can sometimes feel like it's implied you should get one.While I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other if a mentor is required, I am a big advocate of trying a different approach to get one rather than outright asking for one in the forums.

So sort of implied with #1, we want a sandy beach, not OVERLY crowded.Would LIKE to keep price to $250k or less but flexible as long as we’re convinced it’s a “no brainer” for eventual appreciation and ease of selling.

This implies the purchaser is getting no return for their effort or their risk.  

That just implies less market demand and less buyer pool.

IMO, contracting, promising to do something, knowing you're not going to do it as you say or imply and not even having the ability to do what you say or imply is simply fraudulent, you know you're lying and yes this is unethical conduct in real estate.Now, if you think the ethical matter goes away by disclosing to an owner that you're just marketing a contract to sell their property for them, you're acting in an agency position for a principal, you're they agent the owner is the principal.

If you have the time and bandwidth, I'd be curious to hear your opinions on the accuracy of the numbers, given your recent move from NorCal (where I currently am) to the Memphis market:Realtor.com Link To PropertyCalculator resultsMid South Property DescriptionThis isn't to imply anything good or bad about a typical Mid South deal.