Los Angeles market for house hacking.Is it generally better to buy a duplex for house hacking in a better area, for example, Silver Lake, but pay a bigger down payment(20%-25%) for a move in ready home or buy a fixer upper duplex in West Adams and pay minimum downpayment 3.5-5% and spend the rest on renovation to gain forced appreciation.

It will be along the line of…This broker I’ve worked with 10 times over the last 20 years brought me a smoking deal.

The tenant smoked weed, partied and trashed my place, the turn over cost is around $6000.

I'm old and retired at 65% RE, 20% cash and the rest is IRA's, a few stocks, some dividend paying funds, and I almost forgot; 11 pounds of silver we use as a door stop!

Smoked.4.

More like I .. am  done... and now need a shower as I smoke my cigarette in bed.

Anything else is just silver.

Others drink, smoke, and don't try to help themselves in any way.

It does say I have a right to a reasonable determination of violation of length of stay and guest may be barred from premises by notice from landlord if violating laws, HOA rules or lease terms (like smoking). 

There is already a nest doorbell and smoke detector.