There are currently $3150 in judgments against the owner, all in favor of the City Public Safety-Building Division.

The CA market this last 3 years was in your favor to make mistakes and to at least break even.  

Someone they had done business with on an ongoing basis that showed a favorable pattern of payment. 

Someday we'll be able to return the favor as we get more experience.

The later strategy (acquiring a property subject to existing financing) is a great way to get control of a distressed property that you intend to buy and hold for rental, and refinance into a new loan later (or sell) when market conditions are more favorable. 

You want to stack the deck in your favor as much as possible.

Just make sure the terms are favorable to both parties and that you are protected.

While I agree with Ned that's it's not necessary, a website is one of my favorate ways to market.

It has a place for some businesses, but over the top for mine and a disproportionate ROI and ROF (return on frustration) that resulted in my writing off my $25,000 investment in favor of simple.Then we could talk about analytics, but that makes my head hurt.

Not that they want a lower return, but they just favor the more expensive assets.