If you can deal with the BS, stay a while and fatten your portfolio.

If we can't fly for some reason, we can use the fuel for the car instead, and we always have about 2 months worth of cereal in the pantry (gotta love Costco), and enough dog food to fatten up the pup, in case we need to eat her...

Hang in there little buddy, experience will fatten your bank account. 

I have heard many landlords complaints regarding all sorts of unusual damage and abnormal wear caused by fat tenants.

A lot of these so-called TK companies seem to be little more than out of state marketers who are trying to fatten their margins by having no overheads (read: no office to visit in the city they are marketing).

Like if the tax hike wasn't enough, they use the codes violations to fatten up their pockets.During my entire renovation I avoided by all means the city's attention.

Work without permit is impermanent work.Not everybody who put in a 2nd kitchen plans to keep it there permanently especially in a SF without ADUAs eventual resale (afteer moving, died, etc) is expected to be with financing which seems the longtime western standard aka '(north) American Dream' as home prices are widely based on 'the most' much banks will lend out for it, and values for state/county/city tax likewise based on such inflated markets to fatten also those officials' pockets too.Typical response from inspector will be 'obtain permit' for impermanent work as most always even just demolition requires permit - before beginning 'any work'.I remember in NYC, people would replace a simple toilet or sink vanity themselves and neighbors would report them the moment they spotted a DIY project - and city would literally come out and issue violation and 'stop all work order' without even getting inside to see if what the tenants and/or neighbors tattled was actually true.

(Sounds like slouchy slumlords that care more about fattening their pockets, then caring for the residents)Also for the future, how to do I make sure, I capture major capex items before going under contract.

Don't confuse the two.Please save your $40k for something that will give you ROI not just fatten Mr.

I would use this to fatten my own pockets, but I feel it is necessary to deal with industry professionals that have established a successful system.