Keep in mind for west coast folks you have the 500k tax FREE exemption on owner occ.. so you can sell and not be forced to remain a landlord if you choose to do something else.. that one tax treatment for those in high appreciating markets balances the scale of the rental equation.. 

Hey everyone I have opted to live in the ghetto to save money to buy my first duplex I should be able to buy it with cash in a good area within 2 years.I am from the suburbs so I stick out like a sore thumb and am not sure what to do I am just laying low.My neighbor is a drug a ddic in this multifamily apartment complex it smells rancid just ****ing horrid.stinks up the whole hall. my next door neighbor was he couldn't pay rent and the landlord evicted him the smell was gone for a bit after they aired out his room. but the same ****ing smell is back again just as strong just in the room down the hall.it's like he just decided to bunk with the neighbor because he couldn't pay and is back at it with the drugs again. it is literally the exact same smell.

I'm just starting in real estate, but for the past 21 years, I've worked in research to improve substance use treatment.

You don't have to worry about unexpected costs, you get the set it and forget it treatment. 

If knowing the numbers is a sore spot for your husband, do y'all need to know what the seller paid? 

So, calling something a pet fee or a cleaning fee or a flea treatment fee, the law says they're all included into the security deposit.And California Civil code 1950.5 (m) says: No lease or rental agreement may contain a provision characterizing any security as “nonrefundable.”So, there is no legal way around any charges that are non-refundable. 

Why is it that you can get treatment for a liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, but should that organ called the brain be diseased, it's a figment of someones imagination, an embarassment, and there's no help other than drugging patients up and making it impossible for them to function? 

During my two trips out there, getting a rental car and driving the streets was the best way for me to get a feel for it...before going I also utilized Google Maps street view (albeit these images are mostly dated).Property prices out here (in CA) and unfavorable landlord treatment in general made considering to Indy easy.

The treatment of landlords is indicative of the mindset of fools and despots.

The elderly who are not mobile (diminished lung condition) or any other health conditions (high blood pressure, diabetes, immune compromising conditions such as past cancer treatment) could increase the risk.