Outside of West Oakland, what areas would you say are likely to go up in value over time - what pockets/neighborhoods are you looking at? I am considering purchasing in Lower Dimond and any of the directly adjacent ne...

At Wells talk to the business development officer.A local credit union offered me a commercial credit line on an LLC.

That's the step I'm on to confirm what I believe are the following key items:1.

I would like to build a duplex on it for long term rental income.

He continues to deny he lives there, lied to the police when they came with a code violation and inspection, and most recently overloaded the electrical and blew/snapped the line! 

They offer a $10K repair fund to fix damages in addition to SD plus warranty for appliance repair etc.I have no say in whom they choose to move in, whether there are animals, limit on # of occupants etc. they reserve right to inspect property so i have no idea if they can tell me to remodel, paint etc.does this make sense i have a vacancy coming up in October (bad rental timing).

If a landlord plans to hold the property for a while, we always recommend an annual lease, ending to align with the summer leading lesson, or staggered with their other leases depending on the situation.  

It's available online in most municipalities. 

In my opinion, an in person meetup > an online connection.You may want to consider making a connection here and meeting up for coffee or attending a real estate networking event.Best of luck!

It's rarely on the surface.