My advice is, get what is required in your state and then move forward and along the way if you want to get additional certifications go for it but, understand that certifications aren't really going to translate into higher cash-flow in a nickle and dime business... hope this helps. 

Also, the kitchen area is small so we didn't think that the granite countertops would translate into much of an increase in the rental rate.

In that case, you lose.Basically - just like being a renter in SF, it becomes sort of a roll of the dice whether AB284 is a good or bad thing for you as an individual.I won't comment on whether there is or is not political will to alter the law in 2013.

Some time later, someone carved "Clear Creek Section 1" out of abstract 336.How do you translate into addresses?

That translates into over pricing and being unable to sell at all.

And if you figure that the real estate market is going to continue trending up with more volume, then maybe that translates into perfect timing to do something like this.The only other comment I'd have is that if you are putting in most of the money or a big chunk of it compared to them, why are you not getting a say in certain operations?

You could alter your current lease with them to a base plus sales model for a certain period of time and then it reverts back to the old model.What you really need to do is figure out what the lease rate is in today's market for that space and how much it would cost you to get them out and rent it to someone else.Just like a lender if it is a temporary problem then work with them.If their books show otherwise and they are in trouble the writing is on the wall.Go ahead and get them out and get someone else in before the Holidays.

Stuff that blows up a deal can be really simple to a local but not something any one else anticipates.See if you can create what is largely a translation document so that local terms and practices are explained in the RE language of the buyers.

You can use the HELOC for your down payments - translated - if you're buying 100k properties and you have a 100k line of credit and need 10% down, you can buy ten properties :) with your line of credit.If you already have properties ear marked for purchase and/or have them under contract, you may want to get the HELOC in the same month as you begin applying for mortgages for credit inquiry purposes.

Basically he said a commission will never alter the sale price of the product you're investing in.