@Annie Li  This is a BIG red flag.Your contract should state that the property is to be delivered vacant and broom-clean. 

😱A ton of red flags here! 

How are you validating your renters because he’s a huge red flag! 

A great agent will bring up and address things you haven't thought of, good and bad.They will have ideas for physical spaces, ways to increase income or reduce expenses and bring up pitfalls or red flags to address and account for.I am still seeking said agent.

Please see my replies in bold below. 

Somerville is red hot, I think the only play I would make right now in the ville at this point would be to try to find a value add multi that I could add another unit (RB zone with enough land sq ft).

What are the big red flags I should be looking for? 

.* A generator on a job like that is a major red flag.

They want to bring more govenrment red tape on how housing providers and investors do business and want to create a tenant welfare system charging huge fees and price caps on rents.If you're landlord or investor in Lon Beach please call the city council and get the word out.... the city council did a vote under the radar and behind closed doors.

My realtor expressed he felt he could get around some of the terms and they weren't red flags to him, but as first time homebuyers it seemed like they took it a little too far.