The price should reflect the current performance, not the seller’s expectations for the future.Seller financing is a big plus.

Quit expecting the tenant to 'perform' for you. 

The only think I hear about hers is it is difficult to have work performed on it by a contractor.

In the case of GEG, we let our members know we did not have a track record with them - they were new to us and just being tested - and therefore it was even more important to perform thorough due diligence since we can't be involved in the transaction. 

Most tools give you a glimpse of past performance.

if he performs a service for you, just pay him for it. 

Depending how much of the neighborhood is a hot zone for renting rather buying, and which Property type is performing better than the other (meaning 1bd 1ba 2 floor renting out faster and much more consistently than a 2bd 1ba 1 floor), you can make your choice of those factors as well as other ones that impact your decision for what you wanna do with your investment.

We are in Los Angeles, and although we do not own anything in SD, we hold a loan on a portfolio of SFR's there that is not performing at the moment.

While this job could be performed remotely, working with my peers in person for at least a year is important to me.

Especially when I saw the high rankings on Airdna for DFW and started to dig into the highest performing listings and sub markets around the area.