Also, Dennis Block who specializes in dealing with landlord/tenant/rent control issues in the LA area has a solid lease agreement on his website under free forms. 

Landscaping could eat up 1/2, unless you're willing to let it go and have the ugliest house on the block. 

. $45k for a 1610 sq/ft block home on great 3/4 acre of land, currently 3/2 but there is a permitted addition that is 23 x 12 feet and I will convert it into 2 additional bedrooms.

Hesperides, that I have spent six months repairing, there are ten houses within two blocks, For Sale and none of them have Flyers in front, or do Open Houses on the weekends and none of them has Sold.

Block was nice.

For those looking to buy turnkeys, Chris and company have been around this block a couple thousand times, over 2000 sfrs I think and can help steer you in a better TK direction and location.  

I purchased a 1BR condo last year in SD a block from the beach.

I have been advised to go for houses that have a concrete block structure (CBS) and avoid houses that are framework structured and I am wondering if anyone can expand on that or share their experience with me.  

I can proudly say today the houses in this exact block are selling for an easy $50,000 to $60,000.At last, we got everything cleaned out and started doing the rehab when out of the blue I had a contractor call me saying someone cut down the trees in the back of the house partially to where they were falling down.

You can only cash flow if you pick up a large multifamily.Austin- There are opportunities (we just picked one up) but it's a block by block thing.