Generally speaking, the responsibility for repairs like this depends on the lease terms and local landlord-tenant laws.If it was a malfunction with the lock (wear and tear), it could be considered the landlord's responsibility to cover the cost, since maintaining the unit in a habitable condition is part of our duty.

I have never owned a home before but I’m considering buying a place here, living in it while I’m here, then short term renting it and using it as a vacation property when I move back to Canada. 

Yes, they don't have as many restrictions in terms of Attorney's needed and silly laws but, If you can conquer wholesaling here? 

If one of your prospective tenants has an EV, you can offer to split costs to install it as long as it stays after they leave. - could be a creative solution

Upstate New York and Florida have both caught my attention, but I’m uncertain which market aligns better with my long-term goal of building a portfolio of multifamily properties, specifically quadruplexes.

Plus, because of the high appreciation dollar, when you go to sell, you will likely net more tax free cash assuming you lived there 2 of the last 5 years.There are some opportunities here in the Los Angeles area if you are willing to do some rehabs and hold it for the long run.

If this happens again with the most recent report, it could indeed alter market expectations for the Fed's mid-term trajectory, potentially putting aggressive rate cuts back on the table.In the short term, though, the market reacts strongly to the initial data, and the Fed remains in a "higher for longer" stance regarding rates.

Purchase price: $185,000 Cash invested: $54,000 Bought to rehab, and turn into a Short term rental in a market that has no single family homes listed on Airbnb/Vrbo.

Long term I'd like to have more in the Poconos due to my familiarity to the area as I grew up there.

Our market is really only for investors who are looking to fix n flip or short-term hold and rent.