Many state landlord tenant regulations include "reasonable enjoyment"  clauses siting it as a landlords responsibility.Landlords had best smarten up on this issue of weed smoke and realise they can not innocently turn a blind eye.

In essence they are money pits that non investors do not have the insight to realise. 

If you can sell your property at your target price and realise a big return, why not do it?

If you are just starting out then flipping to realise immediate profits is a much quicker method to grow wealth. 

After realising I would like to make some more money, better my life, and live more comfortably in a very uncomfortable state, I am looking at multi-family properties. 

Due to my entrepreneurial friends recommending me some books such as Rich Dad Poor Dad, I have realised the great need to have passive income, and haphazardly discovered my passion for REI.

Originally, we thought we wanted to be rid of this tenant (they had three dogs which had caused damage to their unit), but after a couple of months we realised these folks a) always paid their rent early; and b) would never likely qualify for their own mortgage.

I realise that most lenders will do a cash out refinance on a LTV of 70%.