With my very first tenant from Hell, the property was left vermin infested with dead animals throughout the apartment.

On the options to keep getting more property, possibly take this year as a learning experience on being a landlord etc and getting your kinks and business in order so you Hebe smoother waters.

I am in the process of the pre-approval for my 203k loan at the moment but to make things smoother I need to find contractors as well because I am looking into rehab in Los Angeles.

Asset protection and estate planning are all different animals and most attorneys will specialize or be in a firm where all specialities are represented.I'm not sure how much you'll benefit from an attorney who is also an investor.

Of course that happens in some cases, but the majority of students are not party animals and will be just fine as renters.

California is a whole different animal, I have a friend looking at buying outside the Bay Area.

The appraisal was last week and the appraiser said the smell was so bad from the animals and the way the tenants live that he couldn't even give me an immediate accurate number!

Being my first plex, is a NIM of 15 considered a good deal in your opinion? 

When she moved out, there was a huge mess made on the home, (Trash, carpet was left extremely dirty, messy toilets,  dirt and animal fur all over the place and strong smell of cats including evidence of cat claws on the carpet steps.

I'm sure there's some things I don't know that I need to know that will help my business run smoother.